PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knute Rockne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ONeill has chosen Ninja Turtles as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rockne
vs
ONeill

200 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
273 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knute Rockne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dane ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill tries for a takedown but Rockne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rockne throws a lazy head kick

and ONeill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rockne's guard.
Rockne is striking off his back. ONeill thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Rockne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ONeill is working away from the top position though.
ONeill is nestled in close to Rockne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
ONeill is trying to control the action in half guard but Rockne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rockne is looking to escape.
Rockne has a hand on ONeill's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. ONeill takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
ONeill scoring with strikes but Rockne is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill trying to control but Rockne is having none of it.
ONeill landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockne is in a horrible position here. ONeill smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
ONeill postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rockne in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rockne to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dane ONeill!