PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by Sing for the moment - Eminem. Martin O Neill could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Reynolds's chin.

O Neill
vs
Reynolds

180 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
171 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reynolds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Reynolds misses with the combination.

O Neill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Neill misses with a body punch.
Reynolds lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reynolds tries to throw a body punch but O Neill avoids it by throwing Reynolds back against the cage.

O Neill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from O Neill.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neill.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reynolds tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Neill swivels and escapes.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neill.
O Neill swats away the attempt to clinch by Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to clinch there but O Neill circles away.
O Neill with a poor takedown
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Neill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Neill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reynolds is trying desperately to improve position.

O Neill with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

O Neill looking for a guillotine from mount but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds is looking to get to half guard.
O Neill misses with a head shot.

O Neill goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Reynolds turns into him and now he's in O Neill's guard.
Reynolds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but O Neill blocks nicely.
O Neill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but O Neill blocks nicely.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but O Neill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Neill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds is looking to work some ground and pound but O Neill has wrist control.

Reynolds is posturing up here but O Neill has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Reynolds tries to roll out but it's too tight and Reynolds has to tap! Slick submission there by O Neill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin O Neill!