PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sibelius
vs
ORielly

175 cm
35
165 lbs
36 - 12 - 0

180 cm
40
172 lbs
41 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Heisenberg

Cynical Truth (steel penn)
Conquer

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 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORielly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
ORielly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sibelius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ORielly circles away quickly and effectively.
ORielly missing with a left hand there. Sibelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sibelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ORielly throws a sloppy head kick and Sibelius moves out of range easily.
ORielly throws a head kick that misses.
ORielly throws out a loose jab but Sibelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORielly slips under a jab.
Sibelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sibelius lands with an uppercut that bounces ORielly off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORielly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sibelius.
ORielly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
ORielly throws out a loose jab but Sibelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Sibelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ORielly thows a left - swing and a miss!
ORielly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sibelius.
Sibelius lands with a nice combination. ORielly backs away looking to recover.
Sibelius takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius misses with a straight left.
Sibelius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sibelius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by ORielly.
Sibelius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ORielly is fending him off so far but Sibelius persists. Nope, ORielly circles away and we're back to standing.

ORielly drives through with a takedown into guard.
ORielly trying to control but Sibelius is working from the bottom.

Sibelius looking for a guillotine here but ORielly defends easily.
ORielly chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ORielly won't allow Sibelius to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is working hard here to advance position.
ORielly trying to control but Sibelius is working from the bottom.
ORielly postures up.
ORielly distracts Sibelius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

ORielly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sibelius has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ORielly has managed to get both his arms back between Sibelius's legs - danger averted.
Sibelius is trying to keep ORielly in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sibelius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ORielly wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.

Sibelius looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but ORielly is defending well. Sibelius quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! ORielly has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sibelius celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jean Sibelius!
Jean Sibelius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.