PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille ONeal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think ONeal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shaq Diesel By Shaq. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

ONeal
vs
Stevenson

216 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

*[AVAO-PROOF] 140 STAMINA* - *$29*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaquille ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stevenson has taken the fight to the clinch.

ONeal pulls guard successfully.
Stevenson scoring with some ground and pound.
ONeal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevenson won't allow ONeal to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeal keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Stevenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ONeal wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.
ONeal controlling the position.
ONeal wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson throwing strikes from guard but ONeal blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevenson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stevenson cracks the inside of ONeal's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but ONeal circles away.
Stevenson closes this distance looking for a takedown but ONeal circles away.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but ONeal shows good takedown defense.
ONeal has his takedown stuffed

and Stevenson counters with a single leg into guard. ONeal didn't expect that.
ONeal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ONeal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ONeal wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson distracts ONeal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stevenson throwing strikes but missing.
ONeal keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeal seems keen to control Stevenson's posture.
ONeal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stevenson on the ground.
ONeal wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.

Stevenson drops back looking for a leg! ONeal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and ONeal manages to kick Stevenson off! Stevenson jumps back into ONeal's guard.
Stevenson looks gassed!
ONeal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ONeal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevenson!
A nice elbow there by ONeal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeal landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by ONeal.
ONeal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
ONeal seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stevenson for as long as he can get away with.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stevenson can do anything to dispel that myth.
ONeal landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stevenson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! ONeal connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Jack Stevenson has been cut.
ONeal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
ONeal lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ONeal controlling his opponent.
ONeal working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaquille ONeal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Stevenson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

ONeal closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevenson did well to prevent ONeal getting side control.
ONeal is looking to advance position but Stevenson won't allow it.
ONeal is keen to just control but Stevenson is a slippery customer.
ONeal trying to pass the guard but Stevenson defending well.
ONeal is nestled in close to Stevenson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
ONeal thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stevenson to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeal is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevenson has wrist control.
ONeal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ONeal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ONeal sitting in guard here, content to control.
ONeal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ONeal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ONeal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ONeal with a flurry of punches that miss.
ONeal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevenson with a poor takedown

and ONeal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeal controlling the action here.
ONeal trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
ONeal controlling the action here.
ONeal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stevenson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
ONeal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to kick ONeal off but ONeal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
ONeal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stevenson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ONeal.
ONeal not doing much here.
Stevenson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but ONeal scores with a couple of nice shots.
ONeal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ONeal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stevenson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
ONeal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson blocking the ground and pound attempt from ONeal.
ONeal is nestled in close to Stevenson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, ONeal seems content to control.
ONeal working Stevenson over with strikes.
ONeal winds up and cracks Stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
ONeal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
ONeal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stevenson is staying active underneath ONeal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaquille ONeal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Stevenson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

ONeal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

ONeal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stevenson!
ONeal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
ONeal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stevenson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
ONeal looking to finish Stevenson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stevenson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shaquille ONeal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ONeal avoids the attempt from Stevenson to control.
ONeal with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
ONeal raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, ONeal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! ONeal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeal landing strikes from the mount.
ONeal drops a big elbow. That's hurt Stevenson! More shots from ONeal and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaquille ONeal!