PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kana Tsugihara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

ONeil
vs
Tsugihara

179 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey ONeil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kana Tsugihara!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsugihara is looking to clinch.
Tsugihara tries to clinch but ONeil is having none of it.
Tsugihara doesn't manage to clinch there - ONeil circles away.
ONeil throws a body kick that misses.
Tsugihara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kana Tsugihara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsugihara wants to clinch up but ONeil keeps it at a distance.
Tsugihara tries to clinch up but ONeil circles away and keeps his distance.
ONeil catches Tsugihara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
ONeil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsugihara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tsugihara tries to close the distance and clinch up but ONeil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ONeil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsugihara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tsugihara tries to clinch up but ONeil circles away and keeps his distance.
ONeil tries to score with a low kick but Tsugihara moves his leg out of the way.
Tsugihara is looking to clinch but ONeil is avoiding it.
Tsugihara shoots for a double leg takedown but ONeil sprawls well. He's pushed Tsugihara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ONeil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
ONeil scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsugihara lands an elbow that stopped ONeil in his tracks for a moment.
ONeil changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tsugihara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tsugihara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsugihara looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsugihara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ONeil cracks Tsugihara with a good jab.
ONeil misses with a low kick.
ONeil drops Tsugihara with a left and a right! Oh, Tsugihara is hurt - ONeil dives into side control looking to finish!

Tsugihara is rocked!

It looks like Kana Tsugihara has been cut.
ONeil is putting a hurting on Tsugihara here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tsugihara is still in real trouble! Can ONeil finish him?
Tsugihara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tsugihara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but ONeil has just dragged him back down to the mat.
ONeil remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tsugihara seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeil sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tsugihara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tsugihara is trying to get back to his feet.
ONeil taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsugihara wants to get back to his feet but ONeil drags him back down.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ONeil keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsugihara tries to close the distance and clinch up but ONeil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ONeil sends Tsugihara crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! ONeil is motioning to the referee to let Tsugihara up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tsugihara tries to clinch but ONeil moves out of range.
ONeil misses with a wild body shot.
ONeil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tsugihara circles away quickly and effectively.
ONeil misses with a wild body shot.
ONeil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tsugihara.
It's a brutal combination of punches from ONeil! Tsugihara is backing up but he can't get away as ONeil lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Tsugihara and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey ONeil!