PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Boner (ranked 3364 p4p, 5379 weight class) and William OConnor (ranked 405 p4p, 506 weight class). William OConnor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Boner
vs
OConnor

180 cm
24
203
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
32
190
9 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Neon Zombie

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Boner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, William OConnor!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boner darts in looking for a takedown but OConnor gets double underhooks and turns Boner into the cage.
OConnor tries to counter by closing the distance.

Boner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

OConnor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, OConnor has managed to get both his arms back between Boner's legs - danger averted.
Boner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Boner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Boner trying to control the position.

Boner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boner keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully.

Boner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
OConnor stopping the sweep attempt from Boner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

OConnor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and OConnor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
OConnor wants to control from the top but Boner keeps moving.
OConnor scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnor trying to control but Boner is working from the bottom.
Boner punching from the bottom.
Boner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Boner is looking for a triangle but OConnor pushes his legs off easily.

Boner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boner looking to hit a scissor sweep but OConnor is one step ahead there.
OConnor throwing strikes from guard but Boner blocks nicely.

OConnor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, OConnor has managed to get both his arms back between Boner's legs - danger averted.
OConnor wants to control from the top but Boner keeps moving.
Boner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
OConnor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. OConnor is aware though and is defending well.
Boner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
OConnor won't allow Boner to sweep him here.

Boner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Boner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and OConnor defends well.
Boner tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

OConnor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OConnor lands a couple of elbows.
Boner wants to sweep but no luck.
Boner trying to control the position.
OConnor won't allow Boner to sweep him here.
OConnor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. OConnor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

OConnor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, OConnor has managed to get both his arms back between Boner's legs - danger averted.
Boner keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully.
OConnor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

OConnor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, OConnor has managed to get both his arms back between Boner's legs - danger averted.
OConnor wants to control from the top but Boner keeps moving.
Boner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
OConnor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boner keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully.

Boner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. OConnor is aware though and is defending well.

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.
OConnor throws a big right hand that misses.
Boner keeping moving, preventing OConnor from controlling successfully.
OConnor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boner controlling the position.
OConnor trying to control but Boner is working from the bottom.
OConnor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

OConnor wants to get back to his feet but Boner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boner is in close to OConnor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OConnor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boner is one step ahead there.

OConnor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boner is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Boner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
OConnor is looking to control Boner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can OConnor avoid being mounted?
Boner is pressing down on OConnor's thigh, looking to free his foot. OConnor is holding on for now.
OConnor is trying to get back to full guard.
OConnor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Boner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
OConnor wants to control but Boner is keeping busy.

Boner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Boner there.
Boner throwing shots but OConnor is blocking nicely.
OConnor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boner is working away from the top position though.
Boner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

OConnor is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boner lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked OConnor! More strikes land and this one is all over! Boner jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Boner!
Johnny Boner took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Neon Zombie for their support in the buildup to the fight.