PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Goldsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldsmith comes to the cage accompanied by Dos Equis. O Neill has chosen Sing for the moment - Eminem as his entrance music. Martin O Neill has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonathan Goldsmith's chin.

Goldsmith
vs
O Neill

180 cm
26
202 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

180 cm
28
195 lbs
16 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Goldsmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldsmith is looking to land body kicks.
Goldsmith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Neill.

O Neill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Neill throwing strikes from guard but Goldsmith blocks nicely.
O Neill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Goldsmith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Neill prevents Goldsmith from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldsmith keeping moving, preventing O Neill from controlling successfully.
O Neill looking to sit in guard and control but Goldsmith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goldsmith landing with the ground and pound.
O Neill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldsmith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Goldsmith got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Neill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goldsmith has managed to get both his arms back between O Neill's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Neill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goldsmith wants to stand and escape but instead O Neill has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
O Neill trying to control but Goldsmith is working from the bottom.
Goldsmith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Neill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill wants to control from the top but Goldsmith keeps moving.
O Neill lands a couple of digs.
O Neill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldsmith is keeping the position for now.
O Neill forces his way into half guard.

O Neill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Goldsmith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Neill.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

O Neill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goldsmith has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill is trying to control. Goldsmith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neill trying to mount his opponent but Goldsmith defends it.
O Neill with the ground and pound but Goldsmith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin O Neill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Goldsmith walks into a jab.
O Neill takes a swing at Goldsmith's ribcage but misses.
Goldsmith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown but Goldsmith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Neill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Neill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Goldsmith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Neill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goldsmith avoids the body shot from O Neill.
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldsmith manages to avoid it.
Goldsmith throws a nice looking combination but O Neill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neill tests Goldsmith's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldsmith tries to clinch

and O Neill moves into the clinch.
Goldsmith is trying to break free.
Goldsmith is trying to pull guard but O Neill turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goldsmith lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
O Neill is trying to maintain a safe position but Goldsmith gets an underhook and turns O Neill into the cage.
O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Goldsmith is looking to control O Neill's arms but O Neill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goldsmith has his back to the cage.
Goldsmith swings wildly with an uppercut but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldsmith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to throw a body punch but Goldsmith avoids it by throwing O Neill back against the cage.
O Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Goldsmith.
Goldsmith misses with some punches.
O Neill tries a body shot but Goldsmith blocks it.
O Neill tries a body shot but Goldsmith blocks it.
Goldsmith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goldsmith is trying to maintain a safe position but O Neill gets an underhook and turns Goldsmith into the cage.
O Neill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neill lands a body punch.
Goldsmith misses with the head strike.
O Neill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldsmith backwards.
Goldsmith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goldsmith tries to circle away but O Neill has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from O Neill - that landed with a thud.

O Neill pulls guard effortlessly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Neill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goldsmith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O Neill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldsmith is one step ahead there.
O Neill has a closed guard, preventing Goldsmith from standing up.

Goldsmith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldsmith preventing the sweep.

Goldsmith got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Neill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goldsmith has managed to get both his arms back between O Neill's legs - danger averted.
Goldsmith slips nicely into half guard.
O Neill wants to improve his position but Goldsmith is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Goldsmith gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Goldsmith tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin O Neill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from O Neill does it's job there.
O Neill misses with a looping left.
Goldsmith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goldsmith wants it to stay on the feet.
O Neill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldsmith.
O Neill dodges the punch combination from Goldsmith.
O Neill scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Neill. Goldsmith shrugs it off though.
Martin O Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldsmith swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
Goldsmith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Goldsmith checks a low kick from O Neill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldsmith staying out of range there.
Goldsmith throws a head kick but O Neill moves out of range.
Goldsmith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goldsmith counters with a series of strikes. O Neill will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Neill cracks a nice hook into Goldsmith's ribs.
Goldsmith keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldsmith slips a straight right by O Neill.

O Neill drives through with a takedown into Goldsmith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Goldsmith looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Neill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldsmith keeping moving, preventing O Neill from controlling successfully.
O Neill pushes down on Goldsmith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neill is pressing down on Goldsmith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goldsmith is holding on for now.

O Neill seems to be looking for submissions.
O Neill tries to pass to full mount but Goldsmith defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill is just content to waste time from the top position. Goldsmith takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
O Neill wants to control from the top but Goldsmith keeps moving.
O Neill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
O Neill throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Goldsmith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Goldsmith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Neill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goldsmith is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin O Neill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Neill 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin O Neill!
An out of breath Martin O Neill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.