PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory OReilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory OReilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rock
vs
OReilly

181 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rory OReilly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Rock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and OReilly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
OReilly won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
Rock trying to keep a closed guard but OReilly is proving a slippery customer.
Rock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because OReilly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from OReilly.
Rock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

OReilly looking to score a takedown here. Rock is defending well but OReilly drives through and ends up in Rock's guard.
OReilly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OReilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OReilly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rock is trying to keep OReilly in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rock keeping moving, preventing OReilly from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rock looking for a sweep. Not yet Rock, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
OReilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rock throws a shot from downtown. OReilly moves away and avoids it.
OReilly wants to counter the offense by Rock and move into the clinch position.
Rock lands a lovely overhand right.
Rock throws a right hand that OReilly ducks under and follows up with a left that OReilly also avoids with ease.
OReilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
OReilly has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking to land body kicks.
OReilly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
OReilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Rock misses with an attempted mid kick.
OReilly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rock defends it well.
Rock looks for the body kick but OReilly saw that one coming.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock is looking to land body kicks.
Rock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
OReilly fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReilly slaps away a takedown attempt from Rock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
OReilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock throws out a loose jab but OReilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock stuffs the takedown attempt from OReilly. OReilly gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rock 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.

OReilly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten OReilly somewhat.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnny Rock is winning the standup battle so far.
Rock looks to land a body kick but OReilly moved away.
A shot to the liver by Rock. Beautiful body shot.
Rock misses with a looping left.
OReilly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rock defends it well.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on OReilly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OReilly can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Rock.
OReilly with the counter takedown but Rock avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rock.
OReilly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rock throws an off balance right hand
and OReilly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
OReilly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock's jab looks to have found its range, popping OReilly under the eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and OReilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from OReilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rock swinging wildly here.
Rock swings widly with a right hand

and OReilly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rock trying to keep a closed guard but OReilly is proving a slippery customer.
OReilly stopping the sweep attempt from Rock.

OReilly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and OReilly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReilly trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Rock pulls OReilly in close to prevent any damage.
Rock trying to keep a closed guard but OReilly is proving a slippery customer.
Rock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rock is in close to OReilly's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReilly is trying to keep Rock in close.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but OReilly blocks nicely.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but OReilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
OReilly can't keep his opponent in guard - Rock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OReilly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but OReilly keeps working.
Rock wants to stand up but OReilly is controlling the position.
Rock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rock has a takedown stuffed.
OReilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rock keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock throws a big counter combination but OReilly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnny Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OReilly moves out of range as Rock throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rock dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

OReilly fails with the takedown.
Rock falls off balance throwing a combination

and OReilly counters with a single leg into guard. Rock didn't expect that.
Rock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

OReilly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and OReilly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OReilly postures up.
Rock has OReilly pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rock is trying to keep OReilly in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
OReilly is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on OReilly if he has to take too many more of those.
OReilly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
OReilly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rock finds it's way round the side to connect with OReilly's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OReilly! But no joy.
OReilly walks into a stiff left hand from Rock.
Rock throws an ugly left hook that misses

and OReilly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rock keeping moving, preventing OReilly from controlling successfully.
Rock trying to control the position.
Rock wants to sweep here but OReilly controlling him for the moment.
OReilly stops Rock from standing up.
OReilly looking to sit in guard and control but Rock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rock wants to control from the top but OReilly keeps moving.
Rock working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rory OReilly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. OReilly is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if OReilly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but OReilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rock trying to control but OReilly is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnny Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rock passes into half guard.
Rock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rory OReilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OReilly is squirming around, avoiding Rock's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Rock.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Rock!
An out of breath Johnny Rock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.