PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Johnson enters the cage!

O Neil
vs
Johnson

187 cm
31
177 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

186 cm
32
174 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

RMC - $ 9 Shorts! Out of shorts
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

RMC - $ 9 Shorts! Out of shorts

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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson tries to clinch but O Neil is having none of it.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Neil digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
O Neil moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neil stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from O Neil misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and O Neil moves out of range easily.
O Neil misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Neil tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Neil to the ground. O Neil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but O Neil moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neil throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson slips a straight right by O Neil.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
O Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and O Neil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Neil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but O Neil sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and O Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. O Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neil circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neil circles away.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neil's efforts to push away.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson keeps control of O Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
That's time! O Neil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
John Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson darts in and clinches O Neil up against the cage.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Neil tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but O Neil leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.

Mickey O Neil's cut is getting worse.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
O Neil working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson has O Neil pressed against the cage, preventing O Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neil avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
O Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neil or not.
O Neil blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.

Mickey O Neil's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

O Neil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
O Neil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Johnson forces O Neil back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.

Jeez, Mickey O Neil's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
O Neil blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
O Neil blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
O Neil blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Neil is defending well for now.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

O Neil manages to break the clinch.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson tries to clinch up but O Neil circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neil circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
O Neil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Neil's calf.
Nice jab there from O Neil.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Neil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson trying to stall but O Neil improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson has O Neil pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Neil misses with a looping left.
O Neil avoids a kick to the body.
O Neil lands with a cross.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson looks to clinch
and O Neil rattles Johnson with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Johnson tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. O Neil dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Johnson stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mickey O Neil!
After winning the bout, Mickey O Neil thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.