PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Washburn
vs
O Neil

180 cm
24
177 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

187 cm
31
177 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoe Washburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil throws a body punch but Washburn moves out of range.

O Neil gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Washburn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washburn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Washburn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Washburn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Neil controls Washburn momentarily but Washburn frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washburn looking to pass the guard.
Washburn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zoe Washburn.
O Neil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Washburn momentarily.

It looks like Zoe Washburn has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washburn shoots in and drives through. O Neil sprawls well.
Washburn looks for a takedown but O Neil sprawls well.
O Neil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Washburn's head but Washburn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
Washburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Neil pinned against the cage. O Neil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoe Washburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
Washburn is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.

Washburn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Neil's half guard.
Washburn works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn raining down shots from the mount!
Washburn misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washburn throws some wild stikes that O Neil manages to avoid easily.
O Neil tries to hold on but Washburn pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoe Washburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoe Washburn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Washburn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washburn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Neil counters with a straight right hand.
O Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Washburn circles away quickly and effectively.
Washburn 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.

Washburn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Washburn trying to mount his opponent but O Neil defends it.
O Neil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Washburn is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Washburn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Neil sees it coming and defends easily.
Washburn wants to control but O Neil is keeping him busy.
O Neil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Washburn is working away from the top position though.
Washburn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Neil is defending against the submission attempts here by Washburn.
O Neil taking some punishment here, with Washburn in his half guard.
Washburn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Washburn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn working over O Neil with some ground and pound. O Neil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Washburn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Washburn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
O Neil wants to improve his position but Washburn is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washburn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoe Washburn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoe Washburn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Washburn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Neil as he jumps to the side.
A big right from O Neil misses.
O Neil misses with the combination.
O Neil swings for the body but Washburn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washburn closes the distance and clinches up with O Neil, looking for a takedown. Washburn pushes O Neil against the cage but O Neil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Neil throws a jab when Washburn was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a right hand

and Washburn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for O Neil!
Washburn with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
Washburn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zoe Washburn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Neil blocking the ground and pound.
O Neil is looking to improve his position but Washburn isn't that keen on the idea.
Washburn looking to control but O Neil is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mickey O Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washburn thowing shots but they're missing.
O Neil wants to control but Washburn is having none of it.
Washburn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Neil is looking to escape.
Washburn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn landing punches.

That has opened up Mickey O Neil's cut even more.
Washburn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Washburn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Mickey O Neil's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey O Neil's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zoe Washburn!
A victorious Zoe Washburn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.