PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zork Nemesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nemesis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Zork Nemesis. O Neil is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Golden Brown. Zork Nemesis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mickey O Neil's chin.

Nemesis
vs
O Neil

200 cm
23
210 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
217 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zork Nemesis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemesis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nemesis walks into a jab.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Neil. Nemesis shrugs it off though.
Nemesis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

O Neil clinches with his opponent.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Nemesis controls his hands.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Nemesis controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from O Neil as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
O Neil prevents Nemesis from breaking the clinch.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Nemesis manages to break the clinch.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemesis is just out of range.
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neil connects with a body shot.
A left lands for O Neil.

It looks like Zork Nemesis has been cut.
Nemesis is breathing heavily.

O Neil catches Nemesis napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Nemesis to the canvas!

Nemesis is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nemesis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nemesis wants to stand up but O Neil is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil wants to stand but Nemesis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nemesis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nemesis has a closed guard, preventing O Neil from standing up.
O Neil throws an elbow that misses. Nemesis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Neil's guard. Nice move by Nemesis!
Nemesis won't allow O Neil to sweep him here.
Nemesis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nemesis looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Neil is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
O Neil trying to keep a closed guard but Nemesis is proving a slippery customer.
Nemesis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Neil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nemesis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nemesis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nemesis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Neil controlling the position.
O Neil keeping full guard, as Nemesis tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey O Neil was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Neil.
O Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Neil throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Neil throws a body kick that misses.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nemesis.
O Neil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nemesis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nemesis digs a good body shot into O Neil's ribs.
Nemesis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Neil lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neil misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Neil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemesis moves away.
Nemesis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
Nice defenses there by O Neil.
Nemesis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Neil back to the cage. Nemesis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A leg kick checked by Nemesis.
O Neil scores with a kick to the midsection.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nemesis throws the left hand but O Neil avoids the punch easily.
Nemesis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
O Neil is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Neil clinches.
Nemesis is trying to break free.
Nemesis has had enough of the clinch but O Neil keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from O Neil on the inside.
O Neil tries a body shot but Nemesis blocks it.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil prevents Nemesis from breaking the clinch.
O Neil lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Nemesis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neil scores with a nice head shot.
Nemesis moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Nemesis lands.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nemesis.
Nemesis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from O Neil lands.
Nemesis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Neil.
Nemesis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mickey O Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Nemesis with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Neil keeps Nemesis at a distance using the push kick.
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 moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Neil pushes Nemesis away with a front kick.
O Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemesis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

O Neil has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Neil lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nemesis.
O Neil misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
Nemesis prevents a body shot from O Neil.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O Neil.
O Neil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nemesis's efforts to push away.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Nemesis avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil tries to work over Nemesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nemesis is trying to break the clinch but O Neil is controlling him.
Nemesis has had enough of the clinch but O Neil keeps him there for the moment.
O Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nemesis is trying to force a seperation but O Neil has the dominant position.
O Neil lands with a left to the head.
O Neil has Nemesis pressed against the cage, preventing Nemesis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil presses Nemesis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from O Neil on the inside.
O Neil cracks Nemesis with a nice body shot.
Nemesis blocks a body shot from O Neil.
Nemesis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nemesis prevents a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Neil works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis prevents a body shot from O Neil.
Nemesis takes a shot to the head.
Nemesis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Neil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nemesis wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Nemesis avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
Nemesis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nemesis takes a shot to the head.
O Neil lands a shot to the body.
O Neil scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Neil lands an uppercut.
O Neil lands a shot to the body.
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nemesis blocks a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil tries to work over Nemesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nemesis working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from O Neil as the two fighters clinch.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
Nemesis wants to break free but O Neil has control.
O Neil lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from O Neil.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
O Neil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nemesis backwards.
Nemesis wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neil won't allow it.
O Neil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil tries to work over Nemesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mickey O Neil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Neil keeps control of Nemesis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Neil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil scores with a hook to the body.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Nemesis avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
Nemesis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nemesis blocks a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Nemesis. Beautiful body shot.
O Neil lands with a good body shot.
O Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Nemesis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Neil scores with a nice strike.

O Neil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Nemesis avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
Nemesis blocks a body shot from O Neil.

Nemesis breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nemesis in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

O Neil moves into the clinch.
Nemesis tries to break the clinch but O Neil is controlling the position.
Nemesis is looking to break free of the clinch but O Neil has double underhooks.
Nemesis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Neil has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from O Neil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Nemesis avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
O Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Nemesis controls the action.
O Neil lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Neil.
O Neil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from O Neil - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from O Neil - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nemesis backwards.
O Neil works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from O Neil on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by O Neil.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Nemesis avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
O Neil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nemesis's efforts to push away.
O Neil cracks Nemesis with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Neil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Neil lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a punch to the body.
Nemesis prevents a body shot from O Neil.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Neil.
O Neil lands a right hand.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike.
O Neil tries a body shot but Nemesis blocks it.
O Neil tries a body shot but Nemesis blocks it.
Nemesis is trying to force a seperation but O Neil has the dominant position.

Nemesis breaks the clinch.
O Neil catches Nemesis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nemesis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Neil connects with a nice looking jab.

Nemesis gets tackled into the cage by O Neil. O Neil maintains the clinch.
Nemesis working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from O Neil.
O Neil tries to work over Nemesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nemesis's efforts to push away.
O Neil misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Neil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nemesis.

Nemesis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nemesis. That's going to slow O Neil down.
O Neil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Neil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nemesis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Neil scores with a kick to the midsection.
O Neil thows a body kick. Nemesis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil lands with a good body shot.
O Neil connects with a right hand. Nemesis shakes it off.
O Neil lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nemesis takes a step back to recover.

O Neil takes the fight into the clinch.
Nemesis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis prevents a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Nemesis.
A right hook to the body lands for O Neil.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
Good body shot from O Neil.
Nice body punch from O Neil.
O Neil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Neil digs a right hand into Nemesis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nemesis's gas tank.
Nemesis wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Neil is leaning against Nemesis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nemesis wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neil won't allow it.
O Neil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nemesis backwards.
O Neil scores with a hook to the body.
O Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nemesis is trying to force a seperation but O Neil has the dominant position.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil tries a body shot but Nemesis blocks it.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

O Neil delivers a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Neil.
O Neil lands with a nice body punch.

O Neil gets a clinch.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
Nemesis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Neil tries to work over Nemesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nemesis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nemesis wants to break free but O Neil has control.
O Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nemesis backwards.
Nemesis is trying to force a seperation but O Neil has the dominant position.
Nemesis tries to break the clinch but O Neil is controlling the position.
O Neil keeps control of Nemesis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nemesis prevents a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil prevents Nemesis from breaking the clinch.
O Neil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil keeps control of Nemesis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike.
Nemesis can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nemesis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nemesis throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Neil. Nemesis shrugs it off though.
O Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
Nemesis needs to keep his hands up - O Neil had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Nemesis does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemesis throws the left hand but O Neil avoids the punch easily.
O Neil throws a good cross that connects.
Nemesis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Neil lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nemesis takes a step back to recover.
O Neil scores with a jab. Nemesis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Nemesis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

O Neil drops his shoulder and cracks Nemesis with a huge uppercut! Nemesis goes down! Can O Neil finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Neil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nemesis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nemesis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Neil is controlling him.
Nemesis seems to have got his legs back now.
O Neil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nemesis has a closed guard, preventing O Neil from standing up.
O Neil scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Nemesis pushes O Neil off and scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Nemesis misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis moves out of range of the body kick.
O Neil staying out of range there.
Nemesis looks to throw the jab but O Neil is out of range.
O Neil throws a sloppy head kick
and Nemesis counters with a nice body kick.

O Neil rushes Nemesis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nemesis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Neil keeps control of Nemesis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nemesis can't break the clinch.
O Neil lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nemesis backwards.
A right hand to the body from O Neil.
Nice body punch from O Neil - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil tries to work over Nemesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nemesis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neil gets through Nemesis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil tries a body shot but Nemesis blocks it.
O Neil lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Neil works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Neil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Neil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Neil.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil tries to work over Nemesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neil lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Nemesis controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for O Neil.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Nemesis controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nemesis working hard to break the clinch.
O Neil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Neil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nemesis or not.
O Neil lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from O Neil as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Nemesis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

O Neil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nemesis lands a two punch combo.
O Neil scores with the left hand. Nemesis knows he should have avoided that one.
Nemesis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
O Neil misses with a kick to the body.
Jab from O Neil.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemesis misses with an uppercut.
O Neil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nemesiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Nemesis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nemesis misses the jab.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nemesis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nemesis takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemesis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nemesis avoids the body shot from O Neil.

O Neil gets a clinch.
Nemesis is trying to break free.
Nemesis prevents a body shot from O Neil.

Nemesis breaks the clinch.
O Neil jabs at Nemesis's body.
O Neil lands a jab to Nemesis's midsection.
O Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Neil lands a nice hook to Nemesis's body. Nemesis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Neil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil jabs Nemesis right on the nose. Nemesis blinks but takes it well.
O Neil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nemesis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Neil throws a body kick that misses.
Zork Nemesis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis throws a sloppy head kick and O Neil moves out of range easily.
O Neil tries to clinch
letting Nemesis counter with a right hand.
O Neil tries to clinch up.
Nemesis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nemesis walks into a jab.
O Neil goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nemesis connects with a crisp jab.
Nemesis misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
O Neil thumps Nemesis with a low kick.
O Neil scores with a punch to the head.
O Neil lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice cross by O Neil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses the shot to the body.
Nemesis walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Neil.
Nemesis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nemesis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Neil jabs Nemesis right on the nose. Nemesis blinks but takes it well.
Nemesis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Neil lands a nice looking body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nemesis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Neil - the referee stops the clock and Nemesis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Neil. Nemesis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
O Neil scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemesis moves out of range of the body kick.
Nemesis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Neil. That one must have hurt.
O Neil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Neil lands a slapping body shot.

O Neil clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Nemesis.
Nemesis is trying to break free.
Nemesis is trying to break the clinch but O Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Nemesis wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neil won't allow it.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nemesis's elbow.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Nemesis.
Nemesis prevents a body shot from O Neil.
Nemesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nemesis is trying to push O Neil away but O Neil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Neil.
Nemesis tries a body shot but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil works on Nemesis's body with a couple of short punches.
O Neil tries a body shot but Nemesis blocks it.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Nemesis controls his hands.
A body shot lands from O Neil.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Neil 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil is the new light heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mickey O Neil made sure he mentioned Broken Halo Pride Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.