PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Neil might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Golden Brown. Laudrup is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: U2- Zoo Station. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

O Neil
vs
Laudrup

188 cm
33
217 lbs
29 - 9 - 0

194 cm
32
217 lbs
34 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ultra Fight Gear
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Neil, right into the meat.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laudrup.
O Neil throws a chopping leg kick but Laudrup manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laudrup takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Neil throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laudrup throws the left hand but O Neil avoids the punch easily.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laudrup was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laudrup manages to avoid it.
O Neil lands with a kick to the ribs.
O Neil cracks Laudrup with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laudrup scores with a sloppy right hand. O Neil should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses
and Laudrup counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Neil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Neil.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Laudrup as he checks the leg kick.
Laudrup throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from O Neil.
Laudrup just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Neil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil cracks the inside of Laudrup's front leg.
O Neil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Neil digs a good hook to Laudrup's body.
O Neil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Neil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laudrup is able to avoid easily.
O Neil lunges at Laudrup with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laudrup's hand.
Decent striking displayed by Laudrup there.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Laudrup moved away.
O Neil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Laudrup moves into range and clinches up with O Neil.
Laudrup can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from O Neil.
Laudrup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for O Neil to work.
Laudrup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laudrup.
A short uppercut from Laudrup.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Laudrup.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Neil just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laudrup's brow.
Laudrup throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laudrup misses with a punch to the body.
Laudrup throws an elbow but it misses.
O Neil taking a breather.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Laudrup keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup blocks an uppercut.
Laudrup doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Laudrup.
Laudrup tries for a takedown but O Neil manages to get underhooks.
Laudrup is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Laudrup.
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 Neil lands a shoulder strike.
O Neil leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laudrups head.
Laudrup lands a shoulder strike.
O Neil is trying to maintain a safe position but Laudrup gets an underhook and turns O Neil into the cage.
O Neil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Laudrup.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Laudrup tries to work over O Neil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slow jab from Laudrup misses its intended target.
O Neil throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laudrup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laudrup throws a jab when O Neil was well out of range.
Laudrup misses with a right hand
and O Neil counters with a solid body kick.
Good leg kick by O Neil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Neil catches Laudrup with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by O Neil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laudrup's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laudrup is breathing heavily.
O Neil throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil blocks a jab.
O Neil throws a leg kick which misses Laudrup's front leg but catches the back leg as Laudrup tries to avoid it.
Laudrup chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Neil can pounce on him.
Laudrup takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Neil.
O Neil connects with a nice looking jab.
Laudrup avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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 Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laudrup crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Neil - the referee stops the clock and Laudrup gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Neil. Laudrup manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Laudrup takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a wild body kick that Laudrup sees coming a mile off.
O Neil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laudrup misses the shot to the body.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laudrup.
O Neil lands a slapping body shot.
Laudrup moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laudrup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laudrup takes one to the chin there.
O Neil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Neil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil connects with a leg kick. Laudrup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Neil cracks Laudrup with an open hand slap.
Laudrup checks a leg kick nicely.
O Neil misses with a low kick.
Laudrup wants to clinch
and O Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Laudrup is rocked!
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
O Neil drops Laudrup with a huge uppercut! Laudrup drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. O Neil is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.