PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badou Baha (ranked 2465 p4p, 336 weight class) and Mike Reilly (ranked 1737 p4p, 263 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vegedream. Reilly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Whispers - Rock Steady. This should be a great matchup!

Baha
vs
Reilly

187 cm
28
215 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

197 cm
28
211 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Badou Baha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Baha circles away.
Reilly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baha's calf.
Reilly scores with a jab to the body.

Reilly drives through and clinches with Baha against the cage.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baha can't break the clinch.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baha wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Baha wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Baha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baha misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Baha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Baha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Baha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reilly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baha blocks a jab.
Reilly blocks a jab.
We've been told by Baha's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly with a jab.
Baha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reilly tries to clinch but Baha moves out of range.
Reilly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reilly takes one on the button.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Baha.
Despite the aggression on Reilly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Baha throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Baha swings widly with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baha thinking.
Reilly cracks Baha with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baha.
Reilly lands a high kick!
Baha throws an off balance right hand
and Reilly counters with a nice body shot.
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baha throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reilly.
Baha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baha takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
Baha is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
Baha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Baha controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reilly.
Baha is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Baha wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Baha avoids the elbow strike from Reilly, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Baha is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reilly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baha backwards.
Baha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baha.
Baha is breathing heavily.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Baha backwards.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Baha.
Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baha's efforts to push away.
Baha is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Baha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Baha tries to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling the position.
Baha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reilly lands an elbow just above Baha 's eye.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Baha tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.

Baha breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Baha misses.
Reilly flicks out a counter leg kick but Baha steps away.
Baha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
Baha misses with a right hand
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Baha throws a solid leg kick but Reilly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baha.
A big left from Baha misses.
Baha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baha circles away quickly and effectively.

Reilly instigates a clinch.
Baha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baha tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Baha wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Baha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly tries a body shot but Baha blocks it.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Reilly dominated that round.
That's time! Baha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reilly slips under a jab from Baha.
Baha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Baha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baha throws out the jab.
Reilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baha scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baha stalks Reilly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reilly's face. Reilly staggers backwards, shaken.
Baha cracks Reilly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Reilly clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Baha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baha wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baha backwards.
Reilly working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly has Baha pressed against the cage, preventing Baha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baha working hard to break the clinch.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands a body shot.

Baha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baha. That did some damage!
Reilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mike Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
Baha slips a jab from Reilly.
Baha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badou Baha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baha misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly slips under a jab from Baha.
Reilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reilly.

Reilly clinches with his opponent.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.

Baha breaks the clinch.
Reilly has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baha misses with a two punch combination.
Baha pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Reilly. That snapped Baha's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reilly, as that shot connected.
Reilly dips to his left and cracks Baha with an uppercut!
Reilly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Baha.
Baha scores with a kick to the body.
Reilly tries to clinch up but Baha circles away and keeps his distance.
Reilly scores with a nice head shot.
Baha throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly wants to counter the offense by Baha and move into the clinch position.
Baha throws a poor cross that misses

and Reilly counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baha working hard to break the clinch.
Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baha's efforts to push away.
Reilly works on Baha's body with a couple of short punches.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baha backwards.
Mike Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baha has had enough of the clinch but Reilly keeps him there for the moment.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly lands a right hand.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Reilly has Baha pressed against the cage, preventing Baha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Baha is rocked!
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
Oh Baha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baha's efforts to push away.
Baha seems to have got his legs back now.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baha tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baha or not.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baha backwards.
Baha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baha.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baha.
Baha is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Baha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly gets through Baha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Baha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Baha.
Reilly cracks Baha with a nice body shot.
Reilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Baha misses the jab.
Baha misses with a looping right.
Baha misses with a hook
and Reilly counters with a nice body shot.
Reilly lands a brutal head kick. Baha looks out on his feet and Reilly throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Mike Reilly!
A very excited looking Mike Reilly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Badou Baha spoke after the fight, saying 'Be back soon my fans.'.