PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benjamin Jr
vs
O Neil

180 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
177 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil lands a nice hook to Benjamin Jr's body. Benjamin Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benjamin Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil throws the left hand but Benjamin Jr avoids the punch easily.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin Jr.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Benjamin Jr slips the punch.
Benjamin Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benjamin Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benjamin Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benjamin Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benjamin Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Neil throws a hook but Benjamin Jr avoids it easily.
Benjamin Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Benjamin Jr's shoulder, as Benjamin Jr tries to avoid the shot.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Neil throws a jab when Benjamin Jr was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benjamin Jr backs up against the cage.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Benjamin Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benjamin Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil throws a body punch but Benjamin Jr moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benjamin Jr closes the distance and clinches up with O Neil, looking for a takedown. Benjamin Jr pushes O Neil against the cage but O Neil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benjamin Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
O Neil catches Benjamin Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from O Neil misses.
Benjamin Jr blocks a jab.
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 scores with a decent looking hook.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
O Neil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Neil scores with a hook to the body. Benjamin Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil walks into a jab.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin Jr slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neil.
O Neil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benjamin Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Neil misses with a looping left.
O Neil lands with a cross.
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benjamin Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Neil thuds his right hand into Benjamin Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benjamin Jr scores with a jab.
Benjamin Jr throws a front kick that sends O Neil stumbling back into the cage.
Benjamin Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benjamin Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
Benjamin Jr ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Benjamin Jr tries a low kick but O Neil avoids it.
O Neil lands a body shot.
Benjamin Jr is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin Jr manages to avoid it.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil jabs Benjamin Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benjamin Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benjamin Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Neil jabs at Benjamin Jr's body.
O Neil moves into range and connects with a jab.

Benjamin Jr is rocked!
O Neil flashes Benjamin Jr a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Benjamin Jr's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Benjamin Jr crumples to the floor! He's out cold! O Neil punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey O Neil!