PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupercal Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abaddon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heartless. This should be fireworks!

O Neil
vs
Abaddon

187 cm
35
177 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

185 cm
31
183 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 25 - 18 - 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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lupercal Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil misses with a double jab.
Abaddon lands with an uppercut that bounces O Neil off the cage and back into range.
O Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abaddon.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Abaddon ducks down to avoid it.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abaddon. That's going to slow O Neil down.
Abaddon defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abaddon lands with a kick to the temple. O Neil shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Abaddon.
Abaddon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil moves out of range of the leg kick from Abaddon.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abaddon scores with a sloppy right hand. O Neil should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil scores with the left hand. Abaddon knows he should have avoided that one.

O Neil drops Abaddon with a beautiful combination! Abaddon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Neil is looking for the KO!

Abaddon is rocked!

It looks like Lupercal Abaddon has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abaddon connects with a single shot there.
Abaddon is still on wobbly legs! Can O Neil finish him?
Abaddon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon seems to have recovered his senses.
O Neil moves out of range as Abaddon strikes.
O Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abaddon throws out the jab.
O Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
O Neil cracks Abaddon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Neil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abaddon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abaddon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abaddon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
Abaddon cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil throws a one two combo.
Abaddon scoring well with a low kick there.
O Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abaddon fakes the leg kick and cracks O Neil in the body.
Abaddon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
Abaddon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Abaddon misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for O Neil.
Abaddon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Neil throws out a powerful jab.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil works the jab nicely.
Abaddon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abaddon feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
Abaddon throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Neil takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Neil needs to keep his hands up - Abaddon had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil avoids the body shot from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a front kick aimed at O Neil's knee but O Neil avoids it well.
Abaddon ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
O Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Abaddon's head but Abaddon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Abaddon.
O Neil misses with a body punch

and Abaddon counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Abaddon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abaddon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abaddon wants to control but O Neil is keeping him busy.

Abaddon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Abaddon is trying to get an arm triangle but O Neil is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lupercal Abaddon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Abaddon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abaddon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Abaddon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neil.
O Neil throws a series of strikes that have Abaddon backpedaling.
Abaddon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Neil.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Abaddon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abaddon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
O Neil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Neil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Abaddon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neil.
O Neil blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abaddon.
Abaddon feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
Abaddon moves away from the strike by O Neil.
Abaddon scores with a shot to the body.
O Neil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abaddon throws a hook but O Neil avoids it easily.
Abaddon throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
Abaddon slips a jab from O Neil.
Abaddon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Neil throws a jab when Abaddon was well out of range.
Abaddon with a jab.
Abaddon throws a head kick but O Neil moves out of range.
Abaddon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Neil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abaddon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abaddon scores with a jab to the body.
Abaddon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neil.
Abaddon throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abaddon was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil throws a shot to the body.
Abaddon avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neil moves out of range of the body kick from Abaddon.
O Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abaddon can pounce on him.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Abaddon moves out of range.
O Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil lands a really nice looking cross but Abaddon seems unphased.
Abaddon lands a jab to the head.
O Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abaddon can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil misses with a wild combination.
Abaddon wants to slow O Neil down by chopping away at his legs.
Abaddon slips a straight right by O Neil.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
O Neil tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abaddon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
A jab from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon wants to slow O Neil down by chopping away at his legs.
Abaddon throws a big shot that misses.
Abaddon tries to move into range but O Neil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from O Neil misses.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abaddon moves away.
Abaddon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
O Neil throws a right hand that Abaddon ducks under and follows up with a left that Abaddon also avoids with ease.
Abaddon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Abaddon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
O Neil is looking to improve his position.
Abaddon is stalling here. O Neil is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abaddon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and O Neil has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil working away.
O Neil tries to stand but Abaddon is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lupercal Abaddon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Abaddon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abaddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abaddon swings widly with a right hand
and O Neil counters with a one-two to the body.
Abaddon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from O Neil both land. Nice combination.
O Neil scores with a nice strike.
Abaddon throws a lazy right hand but O Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Abaddon moved out of range.
O Neil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abaddon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Abaddon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neil throws a right and a left that Abaddon avoids nicely.
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abaddon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abaddon!
Abaddon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
Abaddon slips a jab from O Neil.
Abaddon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abaddon fails to land with a series of punches.
Abaddon lands a jab to O Neil's midsection.
O Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abaddon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Neil misses with a hook. Abaddon ducked under it nicely.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abaddon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abaddon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abaddon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
Mickey O Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lupercal Abaddon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Abaddon saw that one coming.
O Neil throws a hook but Abaddon blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abaddon is defended easily by O Neil.
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil throws a hook but Abaddon blocks it.
O Neil tries to bum rush Abaddon with a series of wild strikes but Abaddon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Abaddon moves out of range.
O Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abaddon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abaddon cracks O Neil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abaddon.
A telegraphed right hand from Abaddon misses the target.
Abaddon slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
Abaddon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Neil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abaddon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Neil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abaddon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
A slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
Abaddon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Neil on the side of the head.
A big left from O Neil misses.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Abaddon lands a jab.
Abaddon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Abaddon's shoulder, as Abaddon tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Neil misses with a hook. Abaddon ducked under it nicely.
Abaddon takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Abaddon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neil connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abaddon was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
Abaddon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
O Neil throws the left hand but Abaddon avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil defending well as Abaddon loads up on a big left hand.
Abaddon throws a head kick but O Neil moves out of range.
Jab by O Neil.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lupercal Abaddon.
Well Abaddon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lupercal Abaddon!
During a confident post fight interview, Lupercal Abaddon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.