|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly has chosen Frontline-Pillar as his entrance music. Chad Reilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
|
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reilly is fending him off so far but Machado persists. Nope, Reilly circles away and we're back to standing.
Machado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reilly as he jumps to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Reilly. That snapped Machado's head back.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Machado or perhaps it was just good defense by Reilly which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Reilly.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
Machado slips under a jab from Reilly.
Reilly takes a swing at Machado's ribcage but misses.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Reilly. No joy for Machado on that attempt.
No luck for Machado with that takedown attempt.
Machado shoots in but no luck this time.
Chad Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machado closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reilly circles away.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machado fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Machado shoots in looking for a takedown. Reilly tries to sprawl out of it but Machado keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reilly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Nice takedown defense from Reilly. No joy for Machado on that attempt.
Reilly swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Reilly as Machado shoots in.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reilly stuffs the takedown.
Reilly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peter Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado shoots in for a takedown but Reilly shows good takedown defense.
Machado is breathing heavily.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Machado closes the distance and clinches up with Reilly, looking for a takedown. Machado pushes Reilly against the cage but Reilly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly with a nice cross.
Machado takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Machado slips under a jab from Reilly.
Machado moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Machado shoots in but Reilly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reilly tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reilly to the ground. Reilly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reilly swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Machado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Reilly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reilly looks for the body kick but Machado saw that one coming.
Reilly stuffs the takedown attempt from Machado. Machado gets slowly back to his feet.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reilly swivels and escapes.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Reilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reilly.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machado.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Reilly throws a body punch but Machado moves out of range.
Machado blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reilly tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reilly to the ground. Reilly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reilly pinned against the cage. Reilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machado looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reilly controlling the position.
Machado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reilly is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reilly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Reilly keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Machado!
Machado is squirming around, avoiding Reilly's attempts to control the action.
Reilly controlling the pace for now.
Reilly tries to control but Machado wriggling away.
Reilly controlling the pace for now.
Reilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Machado is looking to escape.
Reilly controlling the pace for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chad Reilly just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Machado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Machado shoots in but Reilly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Machado shoots for a double leg takedown but Reilly sprawls well. He's pushed Machado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Machado shoots for a takedown but Reilly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Machado scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Machado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reilly struggling a bit here.
Reilly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Machado wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Machado tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reilly sneaks back into half guard.
Reilly tries to get to full guard but Machado has control of the leg.
Reilly is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reilly is looking to control Machado's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reilly avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machado.
Machado blocks a jab.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reilly tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reilly to the ground. Reilly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Reilly misses.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado.
Machado ducks right into an uppercut from Reilly.
Machado shoots for a double leg takedown but Reilly sprawls well. He's pushed Machado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machado shoots in but Reilly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Machado fails with a takedown attempt.
Machado shoots in and drives through. Reilly sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado blocks a jab.
Machado decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reilly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Machado is looking to advance position but Reilly won't allow it.
Reilly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reilly.
Reilly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Machado manages to get himself to full guard.
Reilly wanted to stand there but Machado had control of the position.
Reilly wants to pass the guard but Machado is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly won't allow Machado to sweep him here.
Machado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reilly is looking to stand up but Machado won't let him.
Reilly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Machado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reilly stopping the sweep attempt from Machado.
Reilly tries to free his leg and advance position but Machado is retaining full guard.
Peter Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Machado is working an open guard so Reilly takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Machado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reilly 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Reilly!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
33% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
