PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheikh Hasina Wazed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Road to Dublin. Wazed has chosen Mercedes Sosa - Como la Cigarra as his entrance music. Donnie O Brien has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

O Brien
vs
Hasina Wazed

172 cm
31
142 lbs
27 - 10 - 1

176 cm
26
141 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Brien misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Wazed or perhaps it was just good defense by O Brien which made him look bad.
Wazed is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Brien sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Brien throws a hook but Wazed blocks it.
O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and Wazed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donnie O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wazed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donnie O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
O Brien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wazed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Wazed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
O Brien being controlled here, momentarily.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Wazed from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed postures up in O Brien 's guard and throws a big left but O Brien blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wazed is stalling in the full guard.

Sheikh Hasina Wazed has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some wild striking there from O Brien .

O Brien has closed the distance and engaged Wazed in a clinch.

O Brien gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed pulls O Brien in close to prevent any damage.
O Brien trying to control but Wazed is working from the bottom.

Wazed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Brien defends it easily.

Wazed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Brien can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O Brien tries to free his leg and advance position but Wazed is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Wazed keeps moving.
O Brien seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wazed trying to control the position.
O Brien works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
O Brien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wazed keeps working.
O Brien winds up and cracks Wazed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Brien is looking to stall here but Wazed recovers full guard.
Wazed is adopting a defensive guard.
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 Donnie O Brien will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wazed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wazed slips a jab and a cross from O Brien .
O Brien scores with the left hand. Wazed knows he should have avoided that one.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wazed.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Wazed saw that one coming.
Wazed moves out of range of the strikes.
Donnie O Brien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Brien misses with a hook.
O Brien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Brien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Brien misses with a lunging right hand
and Wazed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a straight right.

Wazed tries to keep at a distance but O Brien has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Brien as Wazed tries to tie him up.
O Brien can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

O Brien drags the fight down to the ground.
Wazed stays in close to O Brien 's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Wazed from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Donnie O Brien wasn't doing enough on the ground.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wazed paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Wazed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien looks to land a combination but Wazed avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from O Brien .

Wazed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging O Brien to the ground. Wazed is now in O Brien 's guard.
Wazed works over O Brien with some ground and pound from guard.
Wazed is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jab by O Brien .
O Brien is looking to clinch.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Wazed.

O Brien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Brien drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

O Brien drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Donnie O Brien will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

O Brien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Brien connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wazed's hands.
O Brien slips a straight right by Wazed.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Wazed moves out of range.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Wazed uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Wazed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Wazed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching O Brien on his heels. He'll look to pass O Brien 's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Brien is on top in guard.
O Brien is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wazed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Brien !

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed controlling from the full mount.
Wazed is stalling here but it's allowed O Brien to get half guard.
O Brien is refusing to be controlled, as Wazed sits in half guard.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for O Brien !
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wazed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed throws some wild stikes that O Brien manages to avoid easily.
Wazed controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnie O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wazed misses with a takedown attempt - O Brien sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sheikh Hasina Wazed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Brien has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie O Brien !
Donnie O Brien decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.