PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Para Normal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Neil might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Golden Brown. Normal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'll Stick Around. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Neil
vs
Normal

188 cm
23
217 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition (Recovery-Stamina-Muscle)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Para Normal!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Normal connects with a nice looking jab.
Normal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Normal misses with a hook.
O Neil swings for the body but Normal moves out of range.
Normal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Normal tries to clinch but O Neil moves out of range.
Normal throws a lazy right hand but O Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Neil.
A low kick from O Neil is predictable there
and Normal counters with a body kick that stops O Neil in his tracks momentarily.

Normal clinches up against the ropes.
Normal misses with a body punch.
O Neil is looking to break free of the clinch but Normal has double underhooks.
O Neil blocks an uppercut.
Normal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neil's efforts to push away.
Normal has O Neil pressed against the ropes, preventing O Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Normal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
Normal lands a body shot.
O Neil blocking some punches.
Normal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Normal digs a right hand underneath O Neil's ribcage. O Neil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Normal struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neil controls his hands.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Normal.
O Neil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short left from Normal.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Normal.
O Neil is trying to force a seperation but Normal has the dominant position.

O Neil manages to break the clinch.
O Neil misses with a head kick.
Normal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Normal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
O Neil throws a solid leg kick but Normal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Neil.
A slapping body kick lands there for Normal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil looks to land a combination but Normal avoids it well.
O Neil misses the jab.
O Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Normal counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body kick there by Normal.
Normal throws the kick towards the body but O Neil avoids it.
Normal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Normal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Neil.

O Neil tries to keep at a distance but Normal has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Normal as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Normal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Normal.
A hook to the body from Normal.
Normal lands with a short shot to the head.
Normal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Normal keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Normal as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Normal.
O Neil is trying to force a seperation but Normal has the dominant position.
Normal misses with a body punch.
Normal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neils head.
Normal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neil or not.
Normal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Normal tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Normal back against the cage.
O Neil tries to circle away but Normal has him pinned against the ropes.
O Neil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Normal lands with a light punch inside.
Normal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

O Neil breaks the clinch.
Para Normal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Normal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Normal connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Normal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Neil.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Normal.
O Neil misses with a leg kick
and Normal counters with a nice uppercut.
O Neil lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Normal.
O Neil throws a leg kick that misses.
O Neil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Normal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Normal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Normal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.

O Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil works Normal's body with a nice hook.
Normal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Normal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

O Neil misses with a leg kick
and Normal counters with a low kick, right behind O Neil 's knee.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Normal.
O Neil blocks the body kick.
Normal cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses
and Normal counters with a nice body kick.
O Neil moves out of range as Normal throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Normal - the referee stops the clock and O Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Normal. O Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
O Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Normal counters with an outside leg kick.
Normal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Neil if he has to take too many more of those.
Normal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil moves out of range as Normal throws a body kick.
O Neil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Normal misses with a body kick.
O Neil will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Normal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Neil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Normal works O Neil's body with a nice hook.
Normal lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Neil will feel that in the morning.
Normal misses with a looping right.
O Neil throws a hook but Normal blocks it.
A slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
Normal wants to clinch up but O Neil keeps it at a distance.
O Neil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Normal connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Normal slams his shin into O Neil's torso.
O Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Neil throws a lazy body kick
and Normal counters with a nice body kick.
Normal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Normal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Neil moves out of range of the body kick from Normal.
O Neil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normal lands with a nice body kick.
Normal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Neil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Normal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Normal!
Normal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Normal forces O Neil back against the ropes and clinches.
Good body shot from Normal.
Normal prevents O Neil from breaking the clinch.
Normal lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Neil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Normal won't allow it.
Normal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Normal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Normal scores with a hook to the body.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Normal - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normal lands a shot to the body.
O Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Normal pushes O Neil back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Neil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Normal stalling against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Normal.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Normal keeps him there for the moment.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Normal.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Neil tries to break free but Normal pushes him back against the ropes.
Normal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Normal lands with a light punch inside.
O Neil tries to break the clinch but Normal is controlling the position.
Normal tries to work over O Neil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Normal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Normal on the inside.

O Neil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Normal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normal throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Normal. That's going to slow O Neil down.
Normal tries to clinch there but O Neil circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Normal. That snapped O Neil's head back.
Nice cross by Normal.
Normal tries to land a front kick but O Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Normal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Normal lands a nice looking body shot.
Normal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Para Normal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Normal misses with a hook.
Normal staying out of range there.
O Neil moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Para Normal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

O Neil misses the body punch
and Normal counters with a thumping low kick.
Normal misses with a body kick.
Normal is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.
Normal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Normal defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Normal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Neil. That one must have hurt.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses
and Normal counters with an inside leg kick.
Normal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Neil's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Normal.
Normal motions for O Neil to come forward. Normal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Normal lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick by O Neil misses
and Normal counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil thows a leg kick but Normal checks it
and Normal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Normal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Normal.
Normal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
Normal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
O Neil clobbers Normal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Normal's head but Normal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Normal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Neil tries to land a leg kick but Normal saw it coming and moves away.
Normal staying out of range there.
Normal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Neil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Normal.
Mickey O Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Neil scores with a hook.
Normal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick from O Neil lands but Normal takes it in his stride.

It looks like Para Normal has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Normal.
Normal tries to clinch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil thows a leg kick but Normal checks it
and Normal counters with a nice leg kick.
O Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Normal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Normal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Normal counters with a body kick that stops O Neil in his tracks momentarily.
Normal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Normal.
A nice inside leg kick there by Normal. That's going to slow O Neil down.
Normal tests O Neil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Normal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Normal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Neil moves out of range of the body kick from Normal.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Normal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Normal connects with a solid leg kick.
Normal throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Neil moves out of range of the body kick.
Normal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands with a hook. Normal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Normal's head but Normal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Normal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Normal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Normal throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Normal is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick from Normal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Normal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Normal.
O Neil throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Normal counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil misses with a leg kick
and Normal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Normal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Normal moves into range and clinches up with O Neil.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Normal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Para Normal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Normal 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Para Normal!