PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: what's new pussycat. Mickey O Neil could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Jones's chin.

O Neil
vs
Jones

187 cm
36
177 lbs
28 - 20 - 0

185 cm
29
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class 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 28 - 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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones working aggressively here.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neil controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
O Neil misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones prevents O Neil from breaking the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow just above O Neil 's eye.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Neil is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Neil tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
Jones keeps control of O Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones stalling.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
O Neil working hard to break the clinch.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice elbow from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones gets through O Neil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Neil.
O Neil tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Mickey O Neil's cut is getting worse.
O Neil tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
Jones taking a breather.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
O Neil letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has O Neil pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Neil.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Jones.
Jones cracks O Neil with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

O Neil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
O Neil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neil circles away.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from O Neil misses.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Neil napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
O Neil is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
O Neil is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.

Mickey O Neil's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. O Neil controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at O Neil to see if he's OK.

Jeez, Mickey O Neil's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey O Neil's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Jones!
In his post fight interview, Tom Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.