PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mannelly
vs
O Neil

180 cm
24
178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
32
177 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

RMC - $ 11 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil throws a one two combo.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil clobbers Mannelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from O Neil does no damage.
Mannelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mannelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Neil doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - O Neil coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.

Mannelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.

O Neil breaks the clinch.
O Neil connects with a right hand. Mannelly shakes it off.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a hook. O Neil ducked under it nicely.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Neil connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Mannelly misses its intended target.
Mannelly 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.
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from O Neil.
O Neil moves out of range as Mannelly strikes.
Mannelly dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
Mannelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Neil misses with a right hand
and Mannelly counters with a nice body kick.
Mannelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mannelly swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Mannelly counters with a stiff right hand.
O Neil has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mannelly.
O Neil has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by O Neil - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws an off balance right hand
and Mannelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
A jab lands there for Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a right hand
and O Neil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Neil takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mannelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neil.

Mannelly closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neil.
O Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Neil tries to break the clinch but Mannelly is controlling the position.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Mannelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil tries to break the clinch but Mannelly is controlling the position.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by O Neil.
O Neil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Neil.
Mannelly looking to throw knees to the head but O Neil is blocking nicely.
O Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannelly prevents O Neil from breaking the clinch.
Mannelly 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.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as O Neil controls the action.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly 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.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Mannelly.

O Neil manages to break the clinch.
Mannelly moves away from the strike by O Neil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mannelly clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mannelly lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
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.

O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

O Neil tries to keep at a distance but Mannelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mannelly tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neil avoids the damage to the body.
Mannelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Neil avoids the elbow strike from Mannelly, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Neil.
Mannelly 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.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil has Mannelly pushed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Mannelly.
O Neil blocks an uppercut.
O Neil blocking some punches.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly is leaning against O Neil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Neil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

O Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Neil with a jab.
Mannelly wants to clinch up but O Neil keeps it at a distance.
O Neil might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Mannelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mannelly. Mannelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neil works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Neil takes a swing at Mannelly's ribcage but misses.
O Neil misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
O Neil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Mannelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - O Neil coming out on top.
Mannelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Neil scores with a hook to the body. Mannelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mannelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mannelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left lands for O Neil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mannelly throws out the jab.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
A big left from O Neil misses.
O Neil misses with a hook. Mannelly ducked under it nicely.
Mannelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mannelly staying out of range there.
O Neil looks to land a combination but Mannelly avoids it well.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Mannelly off the cage and back into range.
A lazy left from O Neil finds it's target.

Mannelly has managed to clinch.
Mannelly controlling the action here for a moment.
O Neil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly 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.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.
O Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly is trying to stall.
Patrick Mannelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannelly misses with a knee to the head.
O Neil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

O Neil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mannelly at a distance.
Mannelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mannelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannelly looks to throw the jab but O Neil is out of range.
O Neil lands with an overhand left.
O Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannelly wants to land a leg kick but O Neil is out of range.
Mannelly moves in looking to clinch but O Neil pushes him off.
Mannelly takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil blocks a jab.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mannelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
Mannelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
Mannelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Mannelly.
O Neil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Neil connects with a body shot.
O Neil looks to land a combination. Mannelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mannelly wants to clinch up but O Neil keeps it at a distance.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
Mannelly missing with a left hand there. O Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from O Neil.
O Neil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
O Neil slips under a jab from Mannelly.
O Neil tests Mannelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Mannelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Mannelly misses the target.
Mannelly misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Mannelly misses the target.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mannelly scores with a hook to the body. O Neil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for O Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mannelly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mannelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mannelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mannelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mannelly tries to clinch but O Neil moves away
and O Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mannelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mannelly slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Jab from O Neil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mannelly throws a head kick that half lands.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.
Mannelly throws the left hand but O Neil avoids the punch easily.
Mannelly misses with a body shot.
O Neil works Mannelly's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mannelly tries a head kick but it misses.
O Neil with a nice cross.
Mannelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mannelly tries to clinch
enabling O Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
O Neil lands the left hand.
O Neil missing with a left hand there. Mannelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mannelly misses with a wild body shot.
Mannelly thows a body shot but no joy.
O Neil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
Mannelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Neil scores with a sloppy right hand. Mannelly should have avoided that one.
Mannelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mannelly moves away from the strike by O Neil.
Mannelly looks to land a left hand but O Neil moved out of range nicely.
O Neil scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mannelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Mannelly looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
Mannelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Neil has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.