PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

O Neil
vs
Leigh

187 cm
24
177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
178 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from O Neil.
O Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Leigh.
A shot to de liver by O Neil. Beautiful body shot.
O Neil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Leigh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Neil lands a nice hook to Leigh's body. Leigh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leigh defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Neil.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on O Neil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Neil is trying to force a seperation but Leigh has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leigh.
Leigh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leigh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neil's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Leigh won't allow it.
Leigh has O Neil pushed against the cage.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
Leigh crunches a lovely knee into O Neil's ribcage.
O Neil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Neil can't break the clinch.
O Neil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leigh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neil blocks it with crossed arms.
Leigh lands a good knee to the midsection. O Neil won't want to take too many of those.
Leigh lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.

Leigh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Leigh's shoulder, as Leigh tries to avoid the shot.
O Neil misses with a series of wild punches.
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab from O Neil.
O Neil throws out a loose jab but Leigh uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh looks for the body kick but O Neil saw that one coming.
O Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leigh looks to land a body kick but O Neil moved away.
Leigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Leigh.
A bone on bone clash there as O Neil blocks the leg kick.
O Neil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Leigh.
Leigh slips a jab from O Neil.
O Neil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Neil throws out a powerful jab.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leigh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leigh looks to land a left hand but O Neil moved out of range nicely.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Leigh clinches.
O Neil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Neil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Leigh.
Leigh keeps control of O Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Neil is looking to break free of the clinch but Leigh has double underhooks.
Leigh missing with knees to the body.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
Leigh trying to land knees to the body.
O Neil tries to break the clinch but Leigh is controlling the position.
Leigh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neil's defenses.
Leigh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Neil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Neil is trying to force a seperation but Leigh has the dominant position.
Leigh keeps control of O Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leigh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neil's efforts to push away.
O Neil leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leigh avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leigh misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from O Neil.
O Neil digs a right hand underneath Leigh's ribcage. Leigh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leigh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Neil tries to circle away but Leigh has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.
O Neil wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Neil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leigh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leigh prevents O Neil from breaking the clinch.
Leigh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neil's efforts to push away.
O Neil is looking to break free of the clinch but Leigh has double underhooks.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Leigh.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Leigh.
O Neil tries to break free but Leigh pushes him back against the cage.
Leigh prevents O Neil from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

O Neil scores with a punch to the head.
Leigh ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
O Neil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leigh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leigh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
O Neil misses with a hook.
O Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leigh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Neil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Leigh darts in and clinches O Neil up against the cage.
Leigh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Leigh is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Leigh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leigh just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Neil's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Neil is trying to force a seperation but Leigh has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leigh throws an elbow but misses.
Leigh prevents O Neil from breaking the clinch.
O Neil working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neil is trying to break free.
Leigh tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neil avoids the damage to the body.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
O Neil is trying to force a seperation but Leigh has the dominant position.
O Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Leigh.

Leigh breaks the clinch.
O Neil misses with a wild combination.
O Neil defending well as Leigh loads up on a big left hand.
Leigh tries to land a leg kick but O Neil saw it coming and moves away.
O Neil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leigh connects with a high kick.

Mickey O Neil's cut is getting worse.
O Neil misses the jab.
A big left from O Neil misses.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leigh thuds his shin into the meat of O Neil's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh looks to land a body kick but O Neil moved away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leigh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leigh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leigh delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leigh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leigh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
Leigh moves in looking to clinch but O Neil pushes him off.
Leigh feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
O Neil misses with a hook.
Leigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses
and Leigh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Neil takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leigh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leigh throws a leg kick which misses O Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as O Neil tries to avoid it.
O Neil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leigh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leigh crunches a lovely knee into O Neil's ribcage.
Leigh has O Neil pressed against the cage, preventing O Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neil being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Neil tries to break free but Leigh pushes him back against the cage.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Neil avoiding damage as Leigh throws knees to the body.
O Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Leigh won't allow it.
O Neil is trying to force a seperation but Leigh has the dominant position.
O Neil avoids a wild elbow strike from Leigh.
Nice elbow from Leigh.
Leigh has O Neil pressed against the cage.
O Neil tries to circle away but Leigh has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil tries to break the clinch but Leigh is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leigh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Leigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil is trying to break free.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leigh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leigh lands an elbow just above O Neil 's eye.
Leigh stalling against the cage.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
O Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Leigh won't allow it.
O Neil wants to break free but Leigh has control.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.
Leigh scores with a knee to the head.
O Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Leigh controls the action.
Leigh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neil's efforts to push away.
Leigh has O Neil pressed against the cage, preventing O Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Leigh manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses
and Leigh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leigh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Leigh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

O Neil misses with the combination.

Leigh moves into the clinch.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Leigh keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leigh obliges.
Leigh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neil's efforts to push away.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
O Neil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

O Neil breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from O Neil.
Leigh ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
Leigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leigh connects with a solid leg kick.
O Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leigh. Leigh obviously looking to wear him down.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Leigh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Leigh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Neil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leigh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Neil tries to break free but Leigh pushes him back against the cage.
O Neil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leigh throws an elbow but misses.
Leigh displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Neil up against the cage.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
O Neil is trying to force a seperation but Leigh has the dominant position.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leigh blocks a body shot from O Neil.

O Neil breaks the clinch.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Leigh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Neil lands with a right hand.
O Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
O Neil lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh blocks a jab.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Leigh moves away and avoids it.
Leigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
O Neil misses with the combination.
O Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neil misses with a combination
and Leigh counters with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leigh.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Leigh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Leigh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Neil takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Neil is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Leigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Neil throws a right hand that Leigh ducks under and follows up with a left that Leigh also avoids with ease.
O Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Leigh.
O Neil will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Leigh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil throws a lazy head kick
and Leigh counters with a head kick. That will keep O Neil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leigh.
O Neil misses with the combination.
O Neil misses the jab.
A jab lands there for O Neil.
O Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leigh. Leigh obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leigh thuds his shin into the meat of O Neil's side.
Leigh lands a nice hook to O Neil's body. O Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leigh.
O Neil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crunch! Leigh slams his shin into O Neil's torso.
Leigh is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.
Leigh pushes O Neil away with a front kick.
Leigh lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Neil's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
Leigh scores with a push kick.
Leigh connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Leigh really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leigh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leigh lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Neil takes a step back to recover.
Leigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
Leigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neil.
Leigh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leigh doesn't seem bothered though.
O Neil misses with a double jab
and Leigh counters with a head kick.
Leigh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Neil tests Leigh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Neil throws a jab when Leigh was well out of range.
Leigh is looking to slow O Neil down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leigh lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil throws a lazy head kick
and Leigh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leigh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Neil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leigh lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leigh.
Crunch! Leigh slams his shin into O Neil's torso.
Leigh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Neil rather than just go for the knockout.
Leigh throws a head kick that misses.
Leigh cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
O Neil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leigh connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leigh.

Leigh moves into the clinch.
Leigh crunches a lovely knee into O Neil's ribcage.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
Leigh missing with knees to the body.
O Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Leigh won't allow it.
Leigh stalling the fight.
O Neil wants to break free but Leigh has control.
Leigh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leigh lands an elbow that stopped O Neil in his tracks for a moment.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.
Leigh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Leigh's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bryan Leigh.
Leigh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leigh. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by O Neil.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leigh.
O Neil takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leigh thuds his shin into the meat of O Neil's side.
O Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leigh.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from O Neil misses.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leigh.
Leigh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neil.
Leigh throws an overhand right that lands on O Neil's shoulder, as O Neil tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leigh.
Leigh lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Neil takes a step back to recover.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Leigh is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leigh. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leigh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Neil's calf.
Leigh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Neil's calf.
Leigh cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Leigh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leigh.
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Leigh feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Leigh dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Leigh lands with a slapping head kick.
O Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Leigh.
Leigh misses with a body kick.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leigh.
Leigh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leigh counters with a nice uppercut.

Mickey O Neil's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
O Neil blocks a head kick by Leigh.
Leigh moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
Leigh feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
Leigh scores with a push kick.
Leigh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leigh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil misses with a hook.
O Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leigh. Leigh obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leigh - that will leave a mark!
O Neil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Neil throws a right hand that Leigh ducks under and follows up with a left that Leigh also avoids with ease.
Leigh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leigh scoring well with a low kick there.
Leigh misses with a hook to the body
and O Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Leigh.
A slow jab from Leigh misses its intended target.
O Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Leigh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Leigh keeps O Neil at a distance using the push kick.
Leigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh throws a sloppy head kick and O Neil moves out of range easily.
Leigh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
O Neil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil scores with a decent looking hook.

Leigh closes the distance and pushes O Neil back into the cage.
Leigh leaning against his opponent.
Leigh misses with an elbow over the top.
O Neil tries to break free but Leigh pushes him back against the cage.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leigh has him pressed against the cage.

Leigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
Leigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Neil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leigh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Neil is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leigh lands a head kick!

Jeez, Mickey O Neil's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Leigh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leigh manages to avoid it.
Leigh throws the kick towards the body but O Neil avoids it.
Leigh looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
O Neil throws a body punch but Leigh moves out of range.
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Leigh saw that one coming.
Leigh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick there by Leigh.
Leigh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
Mickey O Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Leigh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leigh slips a straight right by O Neil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Neil misses with a combination
and Leigh counters with a leg kick.
O Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leigh can pounce on him.
Leigh blocks a jab.

Leigh rushes O Neil and presses him up against the cage.
Leigh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leigh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O Neil up against the cage.
O Neil wants to break free but Leigh has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigh has O Neil pushed against the cage.
Bryan Leigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Neil lands with a short shot to the head.
Leigh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Leigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Leigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leigh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 43:49
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 44:49
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 44:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Leigh!
Bryan Leigh is the new welterweight champion!