PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield and Ice T . O Neil has chosen Golden Brown as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Snuka
vs
O Neil

192 cm
30
218 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

188 cm
30
217 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Jimmy Snuka has been cut.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka slips under a jab.
O Neil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Snuka is out of range and O Neil settles back down.
O Neil throws a solid leg kick but Snuka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Neil.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snuka.
Snuka misses with a series of wild punches.
O Neil is looking to chop away at Snuka's legs.
O Neil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snuka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Snuka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
O Neil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Snuka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Snuka lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil misses with a right hand
and Snuka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Snuka lands.
Snuka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Snuka lands a left and a right that send O Neil crashing to the mat, dazed. Snuka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

O Neil is rocked!

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil is still on wobbly legs! Can Snuka finish him?
Snuka moves out of range of the strikes.
O Neil swings widly with a right hand
and Snuka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Neil really felt that one!
Are you kidding me?! Snuka ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent O Neil clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Snuka!
Jimmy Snuka is the new light heavyweight champion!