PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bamboo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sin OReilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
OReilly

150 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bamboo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sin OReilly!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to work over OReilly's front leg with a kick but OReilly checks it.
OReilly misses with a takedown

and Man counters with a shoot takedown. OReilly fights it but they end up in guard.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.

OReilly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OReilly looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OReilly being controlled here, momentarily.
Man landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OReilly isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Man stacks OReilly on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Man!
OReilly can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Man stalls from top position.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Man controls the position.
Man's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Man in side control lands a decent elbow.
Man looks up at the clock and then as OReilly takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Man smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
OReilly wants to control but Man postures up.
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!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man in side control, just content to control the action for now.
OReilly regains half guard.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
OReilly is trying to control but can't.
OReilly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but OReilly is retaining full guard.
Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
OReilly trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
OReilly tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily

and Man counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in OReilly's guard now.
OReilly looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OReilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Man pushes down on OReilly's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Man wants to pass the guard but OReilly is defending well.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReilly wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Man tries to pass to full mount but OReilly defends it.
OReilly is doing well to control the position and prevent Man from advancing to side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Man wants to pass the guard but OReilly is defending well.
OReilly wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sin OReilly was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Man manages to get an easy takedown there - catching OReilly on his heels. He'll look to pass OReilly's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Man slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
OReilly is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bamboo Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

OReilly with a poor takedown

and Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
OReilly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Man gets full guard.

OReilly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Man is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of OReilly, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from OReilly.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OReilly is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OReilly looking to control.

OReilly has his foot on Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Man works his way back into a safe position though.
Man stays in close to OReilly's body and controls the position.
Man advances position into side control!
Man landing strikes.
Man in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
OReilly tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.
Man takes a little break here. OReilly wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man controlling from side mount.
Bamboo Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man working the head and body with strikes.
Man lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear OReilly down.
Man happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReilly tries to improve position but can't.
Man remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Man landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Man cracks OReilly with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OReilly can do to turn this around?
Man taking a breather here.
OReilly taking a bit of punishment here - Man scoring with strikes.

OReilly is rocked!
OReilly is looking for a sweep.
OReilly is still in real trouble! Can Man finish him?
Man cracks OReilly with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReilly is looking for a sweep.
OReilly seems to have recovered his senses.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bamboo Man.
OReilly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Man counters with a shoot takedown. OReilly fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bamboo Man dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

OReilly tries to sprawl but Man drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Man controlling the pace.
Man is pressing down on OReilly's thigh, looking to free his foot. OReilly is holding on for now.
OReilly is controlling Man's trapped leg to prevent Man from advancing to side control.
Man passes to full mount!
Man working OReilly over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
OReilly wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Man! OReilly is hurt baaadly! Man is firing away with more strikes - OReilly is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bamboo Man!