PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neil comes into the arena with Golden Brown blaring out of the sound system. Randall Martin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

O Neil
vs
Martin

188 cm
21
217 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Martin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as O Neil blocks the leg kick.
O Neil throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
O Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Martin defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil blocks the body kick.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neil lands a really nice looking cross but Martin seems unphased.
O Neil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil checks the leg kick.
O Neil digs a good hook to Martin's body.
O Neil swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from O Neil.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Neil misses with a hook.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin misses with a combination
and O Neil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martin looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
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!
Martin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martin needs to keep his hands up - O Neil had a free shot at his head there.
O Neil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Neil misses with a combination
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

O Neil feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Martin sprawling to the canvas! Martin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can O Neil finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a leg kick.
Martin slips under a jab from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
Martin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from O Neil misses.
O Neil scores with a leg kick.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
O Neil cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Neil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martin counters with a left and a right that stings O Neil.
Martin defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Neil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Neil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Neil.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Neil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from O Neil.
O Neil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
O Neil swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin thows a leg kick but O Neil checks it
and O Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a left and a right that stings O Neil.
Martin scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martin has time to react.
O Neil throws a sloppy body shot
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
O Neil throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
O Neil tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
O Neil throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
O Neil throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a hook to the body
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. O Neil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Martin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O Neil has got the better of the exchanges.
Martin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Neil misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
O Neil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
O Neil connects with a body shot.
O Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
O Neil staying out of range there.
O Neil misses with a body punch
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Neil with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by O Neil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Neil lands a two punch combo.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
A good leg kick by O Neil.
O Neil connects with a crisp jab.
O Neil connects with a crisp jab.

Martin is rocked!
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!
Nice body punch from O Neil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
O Neil connects with a jab.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can O Neil finish him?
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Martin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Neil scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil scores with a nice head shot.
O Neil throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Randall Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Neil lands with a hook. Martin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin throws a head kick but O Neil moves out of range.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for O Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.
Martin scores with a one two! O Neil had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
O Neil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Martin avoids the body shot from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a hook to the body
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
O Neil misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from O Neil misses
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin tries to land a front kick but O Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
O Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by O Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Neil.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
Martin misses with a combination
letting O Neil counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin misses with a body kick.
O Neil throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
O Neil throws a sloppy body shot
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
O Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Neil lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Neil works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
Jab from O Neil.
Martin slips a straight right by O Neil.
Good exchange - O Neil coming out on top.
O Neil catches Martin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Neil throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Martin can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from O Neil and Martin drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by O Neil.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil retains his light heavyweight title!