PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey O Neil is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

O Neil
vs
Buck

187 cm
36
177 lbs
27 - 20 - 0

180 cm
30
187 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
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 27 - 20 - 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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by O Neil.
O Neil slips a straight right by Buck.
Buck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Neil defends it nicely.
O Neil misses the jab.
O Neil throws the left hand but Buck avoids the punch easily.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil slips a jab from Buck.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buck moves away.
O Neil slips a jab from Buck.
Jab, jab by O Neil - just one landing.
Buck throws an overhand right that lands on O Neil's shoulder, as O Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Buck tries to move into range but O Neil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Neil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Harold Buck has been cut.
O Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buck shoots in but no luck this time.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Buck moves away and avoids it.
O Neil scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buck.
A punch lands to the side of O Neil 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Buck moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
O Neil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Buck is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
O Neil misses with a hook. Buck ducked under it nicely.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Buck slips the punch.
Buck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
O Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Buck moves out of range.
Buck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
Buck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Neil as he jumps to the side.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Nice uppercut there from Buck.
Buck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil looks to land a combination but Buck avoids it well.
Buck misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by O Neil. Beautiful body shot.
O Neil misses with the combination.
Buck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
Buck tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Buck lands the left hand.
O Neil misses the shot to the body.

Buck drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
O Neil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buck is one step ahead there.
O Neil keeping full guard, as Buck tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck trying to control the position from guard on top but O Neil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Neil trying to control the position here.
O Neil tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Neil lands an overhand right.
Buck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil moves out of range as Buck strikes.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
Buck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
O Neil misses with a hook. Buck ducked under it nicely.
O Neil throws a body punch but Buck moves out of range.
O Neil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Neil lands with a right hand.
O Neil scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Buck's head but Buck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Buck misses.
Buck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
A combination from O Neil does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from O Neil finds it's way through Buck's defenses.
Buck throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil misses with a hook.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
O Neil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Neil lands a glancing blow to the side of Buck's head.
Buck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Buck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Neil digs a good body shot into Buck's ribs.
Buck throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil swings for the body but Buck moves out of range.
O Neil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buck has time to react.
Buck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Neil's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buck connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Neil scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil misses with an uppercut
and Buck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buck throws a right and a left that O Neil avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Buck is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by O Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Neil.
O Neil moves out of range as Buck strikes.
No joy there for O Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Neil moves away from the strike by Buck.
Buck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
Buck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Neil lands a lovely overhand right.
O Neil fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buck on the side of the head.
Buck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Neil walks into a straight right hand from Buck.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Neil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Buck looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for O Neil!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 can't do much from the bottom here.

Buck goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, O Neil has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Buck but great work by O Neil.

O Neil decides to stand up, so the ref orders Buck to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by O Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Neil.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buck momentarily.
Buck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Buck takes one on the button.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buck moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
Buck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Buck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil dodges the punch combination from Buck.
O Neil misses the jab.
Buck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Buck lands with a shot to the body.
O Neil throws a good cross that connects.
A left and a right from Buck both land. Nice combination.
O Neil throws an off balance right hand
enabling Buck to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from O Neil misses.
Buck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Buck.
O Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil throws a body punch but Buck moves out of range.
Buck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Buck moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Buck or perhaps it was just good defense by O Neil which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buck.
O Neil lands with a hook. Buck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil stuffs the takedown attempt from Buck. Buck gets slowly back to his feet.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Buck throws the left hand but O Neil avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
O Neil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buck's hands.
Buck moves away from the strike by O Neil.
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buck.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buck fails with the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buck walks into a left hand.
O Neil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Neil throws a hook but Buck avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey O Neil dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

O Neil slips a jab and a cross from Buck.
O Neil misses with a hook
and Buck counters with a nice uppercut.
Buck swinging wildly here.
O Neil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Buck does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Buck.
O Neil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buck defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Neil cracks Buck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buck slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
O Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buck circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Neil missing with a left hand there. Buck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buck takes one to the side of the head.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buck.
O Neil lands a jab.
O Neil throws a good cross that connects.
O Neil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Buck's shoulder, as Buck tries to avoid the shot.
Buck misses with a two punch combination.
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Neil connects with a jab.
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buck staying out of range there.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buck lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Neil's waist but O Neil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buck off to one side.
O Neil moves away from the strike by Buck.
Buck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buck moves away.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from O Neil as Buck shoots in.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buck.
Nice straight punches there by O Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Neil.
O Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil scores with the left hand. Buck knows he should have avoided that one.
Buck blocks a jab.
Buck needs to keep his hands up - O Neil had a free shot at his head there.
Buck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for O Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buck throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for O Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buck shoots in for a takedown but O Neil shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neil looks to land a combination but Buck avoids it well.
Harold Buck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck looks to throw the jab but O Neil is out of range.
Buck looks to land a combination but O Neil avoids it well.
O Neil throws a jab when Buck was well out of range.
O Neil lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for O Neil.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Buck.
O Neil scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Neil.
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buck shoots in but O Neil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buck avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Neil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buck thuds his right hand into O Neil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Neil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!
A very excited looking Mickey O Neil made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.