PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chunk Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chunk Dirty has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dirty
vs
ONeill

174 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chunk Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty closes the distance but ONeill moves to the side
and ONeill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dirty tries to clinch up
and ONeill counters with a straight right hand.
Dirty tries to clinch but ONeill moves away
and ONeill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ONeill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dirty sprawls well. Dirty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ONeill gets slowly back to his feet.
Dirty moves to clinch but ONeill breaks away

and ONeill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dirty tries to throw a body punch but ONeill avoids it by throwing Dirty back against the cage.
Dirty lands a shot to the body.
Dirty lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by ONeill.
ONeill can't get the takedown.
Dirty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ONeill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dirty fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chunk Dirty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle ONeill.

ONeill gets tackled into the cage by Dirty. Dirty maintains the clinch.
ONeill is looking to control Dirty's arms but Dirty gets an underhook and turns him. Now ONeill has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty cracks ONeill with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dirty.
ONeill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ONeill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dirty's efforts to push away.
Dirty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dirty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dirty is trying to force a seperation but ONeill has the dominant position.
ONeill stalling in the clinch but Dirty improves position.
Dirty working aggressively here.
Dirty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dirty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ONeill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dirty up against the cage.
Dirty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ONeill has him pressed against the cage.

ONeill is trying to trip Dirty. He has hold of a leg but Dirty is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. ONeill persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
ONeill stops Dirty from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
Dirty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ONeill.
Dirty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ONeill.
ONeill working some strikes from top position.
ONeill working some strikes from top position.
Dirty wants to get back to his feet but ONeill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
ONeill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
ONeill won't allow Dirty to get back to his feet.
ONeill stands up over Dirty, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
ONeill stops Dirty from standing up.
ONeill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
ONeill engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like ONeill might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill won't allow Dirty to get back to his feet.
Dirty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as ONeill controls the pace.

Kyle ONeill has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dirty darts in trying to clinch

and ONeill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by ONeill.
ONeill stops Dirty from standing up.
ONeill with a flurry of punches that miss.
ONeill wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
ONeill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill lands a decent elbow from side control.
ONeill lands a nice forearm strike.
ONeill trying to control the action but Dirty is working from the bottom.
Dirty is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dirty is breathing heavily.
ONeill cracks Dirty with an elbow. That is naaassty.
ONeill advances to mount.
Dirty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dirty tries to get out of the position.
Dirty is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dirty trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeill lands with some strikes.
ONeill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
ONeill lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle ONeill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

ONeill circles away from the clinch attempt
and ONeill counters with a nice body shot.
ONeill shoots in looking for a takedown. Dirty tries to sprawl out of it but ONeill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dirty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dirty throws an overhand right that lands on ONeill's shoulder, as ONeill tries to avoid the shot.
Dirty moves in looking to clinch but ONeill pushes him off.

ONeill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dirty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ONeill.
ONeill wants to free his trapped foot but Dirty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
ONeill stalling.
Dirty is trying to stand.
ONeill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
ONeill passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ONeill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
ONeill scoring with strikes but Dirty is staying in there.
ONeill controlling from the full mount.
Dirty tries to buck ONeill off but he can't manage it.
ONeill lands with some strikes.
ONeill controlling from the full mount.
ONeill raining down hammerfists from mount.
ONeill with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill with the ground and pound from mount.
ONeill raining down shots from the mount!
ONeill landing strikes from the mount and Dirty is in trouble!
ONeill looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, ONeill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dirty taking shots to the head.
ONeill working Dirty over with strikes here.
Dirty tries to buck ONeill off but he can't manage it.
ONeill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, ONeill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
ONeill landing strikes, looking to finish!
ONeill content just to control the position here.
ONeill dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill looking to finish Dirty with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dirty!

Dirty is rocked!
ONeill lands a big shot there that rocks Dirty but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Dirty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
ONeill connects with a bit shot that sees Dirty covering up! More strikes from ONeill and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! ONeill is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle ONeill!