PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Oberyn Martell enters the cage!

O Neil
vs
Martell

187 cm
37
177 lbs
29 - 22 - 0

184 cm
27
183 lbs
10 - 4 - 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 29 - 22 - 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
O Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martell cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Martell tries to score with a low kick but O Neil moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from O Neil misses.
Martell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
Martell thuds his shin into the meat of O Neil's side.
A jab from O Neil misses.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from O Neil misses.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Martell avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by O Neil.
O Neil misses with a double jab

and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee calls for Martell to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Neil has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Martell.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Martell keeps control of O Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
O Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Martell won't allow it.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Neil is breathing heavily.
Come on Martell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martell crunches a lovely knee into O Neil's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Martell.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Martell.
Martell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Neil taking a breather.
Martell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martell lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martell landing knees to the head.
Martell scores with a hook to the body.
Martell lands a knee to the head.
Martell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martell scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Martell.
O Neil takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martell lands a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martell is in close to O Neil's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martell distracts O Neil with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martell slips nicely into half guard.
Martell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Neil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Neil defending well though.
Martell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Martell decides to stand and escape the position.
O Neil misses with an uppercut.
Martell cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
Nice uppercut lands for Martell. That snapped O Neil's head back.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Neil misses with the combination.
Martell throws a head kick that misses.
Martell throws the kick towards the body but O Neil avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martell.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
Martell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Neil misses with an uppercut.
Martell throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Martell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Neil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martell has time to react.
Martell throws a low kick but O Neil avoids it.
O Neil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Martell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. O Neil sprawls well initially but Martell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martell wants to control but O Neil is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martell throwing shots but O Neil is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell raining down shots from the mount!
Martell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martell looking to control but O Neil is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martell lands a big shot there that rocks O Neil but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell breaks from O Neil's wrist control and lands an elbow.

O Neil is rocked!
Martell postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt O Neil bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Martell and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oberyn Martell!
A victorious Oberyn Martell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.