PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Otoole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Samir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Otoole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Otoole
vs
Samir

175 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

164 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Otoole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohamed Samir!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samir cracks Otoole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Samir smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Samir swings widly with a right hand
and Otoole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otoole moves in looking to clinch but Samir pushes him off.

Otoole darts in and clinches Samir up against the cage.
Samir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Otoole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stalling in the clinch from Otoole.
Samir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samir takes an elbow to the temple.
Otoole lands an elbow inside that Samir shrugs off.
Otoole lands a nice knee to the body.
Samir is trying to break the clinch but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Samir is looking to break free of the clinch but Otoole has double underhooks.
Otoole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Samir's face.

Otoole breaks the clinch.
Otoole is looking to clinch but Samir is avoiding it.
Otoole tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samir just misses with a punch to the body.
Otoole wants to clinch up but Samir keeps it at a distance.
Samir swats away the attempt to clinch by Otoole.

Otoole gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Otoole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samir scores with a jab to the head.
Otoole doesn't manage to clinch there - Samir circles away.

Otoole gets a clinch.

Otoole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Otoole in his tracks.
Otoole wants to clinch up but Samir keeps it at a distance.
Samir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otoole.
Otoole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samir.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samir throws a sloppy head kick
and Otoole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Otoole moves into range and clinches up with Samir.
Samir is trying to break the clinch but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Samir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samir is trying to break the clinch but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Otoole walks away with a smile on his face. Samir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Otoole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samir lands a nice hook to Otoole's body. Otoole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Samir looks to score with a jab to the body but Otoole is just out of range.
Samir throws a body punch but Otoole moves out of range.
Otoole wants to clinch.

Otoole moves into the clinch.

Otoole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Otoole moves into the clinch.
Samir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samir is trying to force a seperation but Otoole has the dominant position.
Otoole lands an elbow just above Samir 's eye.
Samir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Otoole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Otoole landing knees to the head.
Otoole is pushing Samir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samir tries to break free but Otoole pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Otoole - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Otoole breaks the clinch.

Samir moves into the clinch.
Otoole misses with a body punch.
Otoole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samir is trying to push Otoole away but Otoole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Otoole working Samir over with knees to the body.

Otoole manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Samir.
Samir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Samir thuds a left hand into Otoole's body.
Otoole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Otoole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Samir swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Otoole clinches up with Samir and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samir wants to get back to striking at distance but Otoole won't allow it.
Otoole is pushing Samir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Otoole.
Knees in the clinch landing for Otoole.
Otoole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samir.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samir avoids it.
Otoole scores a nice knee to the body.
Otoole lands a good knee to the midsection. Samir won't want to take too many of those.
Otoole is breathing heavily.

Otoole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samir swings for the body but Otoole moves out of range.
Samir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Otoole rather than just go for the knockout.
Samir looks to score with a jab to the body but Otoole is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otoole moves in looking to clinch but Samir pushes him off.

Otoole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Samir avoiding damage as Otoole throws knees to the body.
Samir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samir tries to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling the position.
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 Otoole will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A shot to the liver by Samir. Beautiful body shot.
Samir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Otoole at a distance.
Otoole is looking to clinch but Samir is avoiding it.
Samir 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.
Sloppy strikes from Otoole. Those never looked like landing.

Samir clinches up against the cage.
Samir working hard to break the clinch.
Otoole connects with a knee to the head.
Samir working hard to break the clinch.
Otoole misses with a knee to the head.
Otoole looking to throw knees to the head but Samir is blocking nicely.
Samir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Otoole throws an elbow but it misses.
Samir tries to break free but Otoole pushes him back against the cage.
Otoole gets underhooks to prevent Samir's takedown attempt.
Otoole prevents Samir from breaking the clinch.
Samir tries to circle away but Otoole has him pinned against the cage.
Samir wants to get back to striking at distance but Otoole won't allow it.
Samir working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Otoole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samir dodges an elbow strike from Otoole.
Otoole landing knees to the body.

Otoole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samir motions for Otoole to come forward. Samir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otoole.
Samir just misses with a punch to the body.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Samir lands with a cross.
Otoole fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Otoole.
Mickey Otoole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otoole.
Mohamed Samir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samir tries for a takedown but Otoole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Otoole.
Otoole looking to throw knees to the head but Samir is blocking nicely.
Otoole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samir's defenses.
Samir wants to break free but Otoole has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole looking to throw knees to the head but Samir is blocking nicely.

Otoole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Otoole gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otoole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Samir is working for takedown but Otoole is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mickey Otoole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Samir.
Otoole lands with a right to the head.
Samir has had enough of the clinch but Otoole keeps him there for the moment.
Samir is trying to push Otoole away but Otoole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Otoole slowing the pace effectively.
Otoole lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Otoole.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samir is defending well for now.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samir is trying to break free.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but Samir blocks with his arms.
Samir can't break the clinch.
Samir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Otoole walks away with a smile on his face. Samir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samir looks to score with a jab to the body but Otoole is just out of range.
Samir takes a swing at Otoole's ribcage but misses.
Samir misses with a lunging right hand
and Otoole counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Otoole has Samir up against the cage in a clinch.
Samir is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Otoole is defending well.
Samir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Otoole lands an elbow that stopped Samir in his tracks for a moment.
Otoole creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Otoole lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Otoole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samir misses the jab.
Samir scores with a nice right hand.
Otoole avoids the body shot from Samir.
Some wild striking there from Otoole.

Otoole moves into range and clinches up with Samir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samir takes an elbow to the temple.
Samir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Otoole displaying some good clinch control by pressing Samir up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Samir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samir has had enough of the clinch but Otoole keeps him there for the moment.
Otoole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samir avoids a wild elbow strike from Otoole.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mickey Otoole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Otoole.

Otoole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samir. Otoole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otoole avoids the body shot from Samir.
Mickey Otoole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samir swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mohamed Samir seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Otoole takes the fight into the clinch.
Samir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Otoole dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samir connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Samir is defended easily by Otoole.

Otoole closes the distance and clinches.
Samir wants to break free but Otoole has control.

Otoole breaks from the clinch.
Samir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Otoole as he avoids it easily.
Samir throws out a loose jab but Otoole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otoole tries to clinch there but Samir circles away.
Otoole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otoole moves out of range of the strikes.
Samir throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Otoole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Samir missing with a left hand there. Otoole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samir takes a swing at Otoole's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Otoole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otoole was well out of range. Poor timing from Samir.
Samir throws a leg kick but Otoole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Samir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good standup being displayed there by Samir as he connects with a hook.

Otoole drives through and clinches with Samir against the cage.
Otoole holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Samir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but Samir blocks it.
Otoole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Otoole connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Otoole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samir blocks it with crossed arms.
Otoole keeps control of Samir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otoole throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Otoole landing knees to the head.
Samir working hard to break the clinch.
Otoole crunches a lovely knee into Samir's ribcage.
Otoole prevents Samir from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Otoole manages to break the clinch.
Otoole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samir. Otoole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samir misses the body punch

and Otoole moves into the clinch.
Otoole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole taking a breather.
Samir blocks the elbow strike.

Otoole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Samir misses.

Samir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Otoole, pushing him back against the cage.
Samir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.

Otoole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samir misses with a left hand
and Otoole counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Otoole pushes Samir up against the cage in a clinch.
Mickey Otoole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Samir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samir tries to circle away but Otoole has him pinned against the cage.
Samir tries to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling the position.
Otoole prevents Samir from breaking the clinch.
Samir tries to circle away but Otoole has him pinned against the cage.
Otoole has Samir pressed against the cage, preventing Samir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Otoole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samir takes an elbow to the temple.
Samir has had enough of the clinch but Otoole keeps him there for the moment.
Samir wants to get back to striking at distance but Otoole won't allow it.
Samir wants to break free but Otoole has control.
Otoole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Samir's efforts to push away.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mohamed Samir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samir misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mohamed Samir.
I think Otoole 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Otoole!
A victorious Mickey Otoole thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.