PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flare's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Also Sprach Zarathustra. Mickey O Neil will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Flare
vs
O Neil

173 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

O Neil lands a left and a right that send Flare crashing to the mat, dazed. O Neil thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Flare is rocked!

It looks like Rick Flare has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
O Neil misses with a hook.
O Neil connects with a body shot.
Flare tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Rick Flare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flare dives in and grabs O Neil's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Neil pushes down on Flare's head and hops out.
Flare closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Neil circles away.
Flare is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
Flare tries to clinch up.
Flare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Neil lands a really nice looking cross but Flare seems unphased.
Flare fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Neil is fending him off so far but Flare persists. Nope, O Neil circles away and we're back to standing.
Flare looks for a takedown but O Neil sprawls well.
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flare fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Neil avoids it really well and circles away.
Flare looks for a takedown but O Neil sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flare is defended easily by O Neil.

O Neil lands a left and a right that send Flare crashing to the mat, dazed. O Neil thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flare drops his hands momentarily. O Neil doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Flare staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Flare doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil is the new welterweight champion!