PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merrick Pwnzorz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seymour Reilly has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Reilly
vs
Pwnzorz

210 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Speedy Supps + Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seymour Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Merrick Pwnzorz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pwnzorz shoots in and gets a takedown into Reilly's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reilly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pwnzorz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reilly is working away from the top position though.
Pwnzorz is looking to improve his position.
Reilly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pwnzorz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pwnzorz is looking to improve his position.
Reilly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reilly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pwnzorz actively working from the bottom here.
Pwnzorz wants to control but Reilly is keeping busy.
Reilly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Seymour Reilly.

Pwnzorz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reilly napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Reilly explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Pwnzorz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reilly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pwnzorz's guard.
Reilly postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly chips away with some ground and pound.
Reilly lands a couple of elbows.
Pwnzorz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reilly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reilly controls from within his opponent's guard.

Pwnzorz working for a triangle but Reilly defends it easily.
Pwnzorz looks winded!
Reilly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pwnzorz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reilly defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reilly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Pwnzorz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pwnzorz working a defensive guard here.
Reilly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've been informed that Pwnzorz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pwnzorz trying to keep a closed guard but Reilly is proving a slippery customer.
Reilly is working Pwnzorz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reilly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reilly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reilly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly postures up.

Pwnzorz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Reilly uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Seymour Reilly will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reilly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Seymour Reilly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pwnzorz wants to control but Reilly is keeping busy.
Reilly stalling.
Pwnzorz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reilly is working away from the top position though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Pwnzorz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pwnzorz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pwnzorz is looking to control Reilly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pwnzorz avoid being mounted?
Reilly lands with a punch from half guard.
Pwnzorz wants to control but Reilly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pwnzorz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reilly haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Reilly is taking a breather. Pwnzorz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Reilly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pwnzorz on the ground.
Reilly lands strikes from half guard.
Pwnzorz trying to control but Reilly postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pwnzorz is pressing down on Reilly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pwnzorz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reilly is one step ahead there.
Pwnzorz is trying to keep Reilly in close.
Reilly scoring with some ground and pound.
Pwnzorz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reilly is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Reilly tries to hold on but Pwnzorz pushes him away.
Pwnzorz prevents Reilly from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Reilly moves into full guard.
Pwnzorz wants to pass the guard but Reilly is keeping the position.
Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pwnzorz won't allow Reilly to get back to his feet.
Reilly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pwnzorz is one step ahead there.
Pwnzorz trying to control the position from guard on top but Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pwnzorz prevents Reilly from getting back to his feet.
Pwnzorz trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Merrick Pwnzorz wasn't active enough on the ground.

Pwnzorz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pwnzorz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Reilly defend it? Pwnzorz steps over the head and cranks it - Reilly is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pwnzorz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Merrick Pwnzorz!