PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Van Der Meer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Van Der Meer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

O Neill
vs
Van Der Meer

200 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Van Der Meer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Neill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Der Meer is trying to defend but O Neill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Neill stalling away here and it's allowed Van Der Meer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
O Neill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Neill is breathing heavily.
O Neill throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Meer blocks nicely.
Van Der Meer wants to stand up but O Neill is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Neill.
O Neill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Neill throws a strike but Van Der Meer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Der Meer wants to stand but O Neill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but O Neill circles away and keeps his distance.
O Neill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but O Neill keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but O Neill is having none of it.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but O Neill circles away.
Van Der Meer moves in looking to clinch but O Neill pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Meer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Neill.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Meer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but O Neill circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill keeps the fight on the outside.

Van Der Meer pushes O Neill up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Meer lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack O Neill has been cut.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neill blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Meer landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Van Der Meer.

O Neill is rocked!
Van Der Meer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oh O Neill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Der Meer.
O Neill seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Meer scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neill blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee to the head.
O Neill is trying to drag Van Der Meer to the mat but Van Der Meer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Der Meer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but O Neill blocks with his arms.
Van Der Meer connects with a knee to the head.
O Neill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack O Neill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Meer is pressed up against the cage. O Neill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Der Meer down to the mat. Van Der Meer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Van Der Meer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack O Neill's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Neill keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Meer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Der Meer wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
Van Der Meer moves in looking to clinch but O Neill pushes him off.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Der Meer doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neill circles away.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but O Neill keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but O Neill circles away.
O Neill circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Van Der Meer has O Neill up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Meer working O Neill over with knees to the body.
Van Der Meer unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neill blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Meer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Neill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Der Meer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Neill is defending well for now.
Van Der Meer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Neill.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neill blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Meer unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Neill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neill blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Neill is working for takedown but Van Der Meer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Der Meer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but O Neill blocks with his arms.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neill blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but O Neill blocks with his arms.
Van Der Meer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Neill is defending well for now.
Van Der Meer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Neill.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack O Neill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Der Meer tries a knee to the head but O Neill blocks it.
O Neill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Van Der Meer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Neill is defending well for now.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Neill avoids it.
O Neill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Der Meer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Der Meer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

O Neill turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and O Neill manages to end up in side control.
O Neill with the ground and pound but Van Der Meer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
O Neill looks to land a strike but Van Der Meer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Neill looking to sit in guard and control but Van Der Meer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Neill working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Meer trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Neill's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Van Der Meer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack O Neill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Van Der Meer tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ethan Van Der Meer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neill keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but O Neill circles away.
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Meer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
Van Der Meer moves in looking to clinch but O Neill pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neill keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Meer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
O Neill swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Meer.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but O Neill keeps it at a distance.
O Neill shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Der Meer tries to sprawl out of it but O Neill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Der Meer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but O Neill circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but O Neill is having none of it.
Jack O Neill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Van Der Meer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Der Meer trying to land knees to the body.
Van Der Meer working O Neill over with knees to the body.
Van Der Meer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Der Meer unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Neill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee strike.
Van Der Meer working O Neill over with knees to the body.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Van Der Meer.
O Neill has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Der Meer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Neill tries for a takedown but Van Der Meer manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack O Neill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Neill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but O Neill blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer is pressed up against the cage. O Neill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Der Meer down to the mat. Van Der Meer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
Van Der Meer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Meer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Meer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but O Neill circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but O Neill is having none of it.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Neill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neill circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Neill fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Neill keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
O Neill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.

Van Der Meer moves into the clinch.
Van Der Meer trying to land knees to the body.
Van Der Meer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ethan Van Der Meer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Neill tries for a takedown but Van Der Meer manages to get underhooks.
Jack O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Van Der Meer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Der Meer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Van Der Meer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Der Meer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Van Der Meer!