PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Anderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

O Neil
vs
Anderson

187 cm
25
177 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a right and a left that O Neil avoids nicely.
O Neil walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson misses with the combination.
O Neil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Neil.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Neil at a distance.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil misses the shot to the body.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps O Neil's head back.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
O Neil lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson staying out of range there.
O Neil is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
O Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Neil tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
O Neil defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting O Neil counter with a right hand.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by O Neil.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Neil is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.
Anderson moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Neil stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Neil slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson lands a nice hook to O Neil's body. O Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
O Neil lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
O Neil lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on O Neil's shoulder, as O Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
O Neil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from O Neil misses.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
O Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
A left lands for O Neil.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.
A left lands for O Neil.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
O Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from O Neil.
O Neil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
O Neil lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Neil lands the left hand.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson looks gassed!
O Neil lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
O Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
O Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Samuel Anderson has been cut.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Neil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and O Neil counters with a straight right hand.
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 Samuel Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Neil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Neil connects with a single shot there.
O Neil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Neil moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and O Neil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neil.
O Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Neil connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil works the jab nicely.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
O Neil 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.
O Neil works the jab nicely.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and O Neil makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Neil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil lands a jab-cross combination.
O Neil stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Neil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Neil scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from O Neil.
Samuel Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Neil connects with a jab.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neil's corner calls for a 1-2. O Neil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Neil works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson tries to move into range but O Neil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Neil works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Neil connects with the punch.
O Neil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
O Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from O Neil misses.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and O Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
O Neil jabs at Anderson's body.
O Neil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
O Neil lands a jab.
O Neil throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Neil scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
O Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Neil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
O Neil dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Neil scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Neil lands the left hand.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Neil throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and O Neil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Neil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

O Neil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Neil finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
O Neil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Anderson.
O Neil takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
O Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Neil.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
O Neil scores with a jab to the head.
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but O Neil ducks down to avoid it.
O Neil scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice combination there by O Neil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and O Neil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice hook to O Neil's body. O Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson misses with a hook. O Neil ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson blocks a jab.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
O Neil misses with a hook.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Neil lands a jab to the nose.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Neil.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and O Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
O Neil misses with an uppercut.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
O Neil moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and O Neil counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson slips a straight right by O Neil.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. O Neil catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neil manages to avoid it.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but O Neil ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson slips under a jab from O Neil.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson looks to land a combination. O Neil sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Neil lands with a right hand.
O Neil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from O Neil misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
letting O Neil counter with a right hand.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - O Neil had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neil lands a jab.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Samuel Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Neil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!