PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ursus Maritimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill has chosen Oasis- Fuckin' In The Bushes as his entrance music. Ursus Maritimus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maritimus
vs
O Neill

177 cm
25
165 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
166 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ursus Maritimus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill tries to clinch but Maritimus is having none of it.
O Neill tries to clinch but Maritimus moves out of range.
O Neill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maritimus pushes O Neill away with a front kick.
O Neill doesn't manage to clinch there - Maritimus circles away.
O Neill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maritimus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Maritimus moves into the clinch successfully.
Maritimus prevents a body shot from O Neill.

Maritimus breaks the clinch.
O Neill closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Maritimus darts in and clinches O Neill up against the cage.
Maritimus working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill walks into a stiff left hand from Maritimus.

It looks like Mickey O Neill has been cut.
Maritimus ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
Maritimus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Maritimus forces O Neill back against the cage and clinches.
O Neill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maritimus prevents a body shot from O Neill.
Maritimus pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Maritimus.
Maritimus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Neill misses with a body punch.
Maritimus taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill misses with some punches.
Come on O Neill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maritimus leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from O Neill fails to land.

Maritimus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maritimus misses with a body shot
and O Neill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maritimus tries for a takedown but O Neill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

O Neill gets tackled into the cage by Maritimus. Maritimus maintains the clinch.

Maritimus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maritimus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Neill avoids it really well and circles away.
O Neill misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from O Neill. No joy for Maritimus on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ursus Maritimus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maritimus misses with a takedown attempt - O Neill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Neill moves away from the strike by Maritimus.
Maritimus circles away from the clinch attempt.

O Neill rushes Maritimus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maritimus.
Maritimus is looking to control O Neill's arms but O Neill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maritimus has his back to the cage.
Maritimus lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Maritimus.
Maritimus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maritimus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maritimus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maritimus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maritimus lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maritimus blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, O Neill scores with a nice short uppercut.

Maritimus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maritimus closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Neill circles away.
O Neill tries to clinch but Maritimus moves away
and Maritimus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maritimus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
O Neill wants to clinch but Maritimus slips to the side
and Maritimus counters with a head kick. That will keep O Neill thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neill slaps away a takedown attempt from Maritimus, before circling back to the center of the mat.

O Neill tries to keep at a distance but Maritimus has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ursus Maritimus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maritimus circles away from the clinch attempt.

Maritimus gets tackled into the cage by O Neill. O Neill maintains the clinch.

Maritimus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ursus Maritimus is winning the standup battle so far.
Maritimus misses with a straight right.
O Neill checks a leg kick.

Maritimus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maritimus lands a nice uppercut.
O Neill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maritimus tries a body shot but O Neill blocks it.
O Neill misses with a punch on the inside.
Maritimus blocks an uppercut.
Maritimus lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Neill takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maritimus looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Maritimus.
O Neill swings wildly with an uppercut but Maritimus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maritimus avoiding damage.

Maritimus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neill slips a jab from Maritimus.
Maritimus throws a big shot that misses.

Maritimus darts in and clinches O Neill up against the cage.

Maritimus breaks the clinch.
Maritimus has a takedown stuffed.
O Neill wants to clinch up but Maritimus keeps it at a distance.
Mickey O Neill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill moves to clinch but Maritimus breaks away
enabling Maritimus to counter with a crisp jab.
O Neill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maritimus. Maritimus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Neill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maritimus.
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!
Maritimus looks for a takedown but O Neill sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Maritimus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maritimus misses with a straight right.
O Neill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maritimus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ursus Maritimus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Neill tries to clinch but Maritimus moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus keeps the fight on the outside.

Maritimus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Neill, pushing him back against the cage.
Maritimus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maritimus struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neill controls his hands.
O Neill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maritimus up against the cage.
Maritimus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maritimus lands a hook that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
Maritimus lands with a short shot to the head.
Maritimus wants to stall.
Maritimus throws a punch but it's blocked by O Neill.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maritimus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neill misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maritimus manages to break the clinch.
O Neill wants to clinch but Maritimus slips to the side
letting Maritimus counter with a right hand.
O Neill tries to clinch up but Maritimus circles away and keeps his distance.
O Neill looks to clinch
and Maritimus counters with a body kick that stops O Neill in his tracks momentarily.
Maritimus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Maritimus.
Maritimus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Neill as he avoids it easily.
Maritimus scores with a jab. O Neill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Maritimus clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Maritimus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maritimus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maritimus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Neill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Neill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maritimus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Neill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ursus Maritimus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Maritimus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Neill as he jumps to the side.
Maritimus thows a body shot but no joy.

O Neill tries to keep at a distance but Maritimus has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Neill scores with a hook to the body.
O Neill has Maritimus pushed against the cage.
O Neill working aggressively here.
Maritimus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head.
O Neill trying to stall but Maritimus improves his position.
O Neill gets through Maritimus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by O Neill.
O Neill misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maritimus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maritimus lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maritimus takes a shot to the head.
Maritimus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maritimus throws a punch but it's blocked by O Neill.
Ursus Maritimus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maritimus.
O Neill misses with a punch on the inside.
Maritimus throws a punch but it's blocked by O Neill.
Maritimus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Neill misses with a punch to the body.

Maritimus breaks from the clinch.
Maritimus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Neill is out of range.
O Neill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maritimus.
O Neill moves in looking to clinch but Maritimus pushes him off.
O Neill lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maritimus counters with a slapping leg kick.

Maritimus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Neill, pushing him back against the cage.
Maritimus lands a nice uppercut.
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!
O Neill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mickey O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Maritimus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Maritimus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Neill moves in looking to clinch but Maritimus pushes him off.
Maritimus shoots in for a takedown but O Neill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maritimus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maritimus counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maritimus manages to avoid it.

Maritimus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maritimus trying to control the action but O Neill is working from the bottom.
Maritimus content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on O Neill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for O Neill!
Maritimus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Neill is looking to escape.
Maritimus avoids the attempt from O Neill to control.
Ursus Maritimus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Neill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Neill wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Maritimus controlling from mount.
O Neill is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maritimus trying to control but O Neill is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ursus Maritimus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maritimus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ursus Maritimus!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ursus Maritimus waved his t-shirt featuring BioPharm Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.