PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Survival. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Neill
vs
Nott

183 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Nott!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill throws a body punch but Nott moves out of range.
O Neill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nott to score with a decent uppercut.
O Neill slips a straight right by Nott.
O Neill blocks a low kick nicely.
Nott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nott slips a jab and a cross from O Neill.
O Neill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nott on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from O Neill.
Nott misses with a few strikes there.
O Neill throws the left hand but Nott avoids the punch easily.
O Neill throws a right and a left that Nott avoids nicely.
Nott throws out a loose jab but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nott looks to land a combination. O Neill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Nott misses.
Sloppy strikes from O Neill. Those never looked like landing.
Nott missing with a left hand there. O Neill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Neill throws a right hand that Nott ducks under and follows up with a left that Nott also avoids with ease.
A big left from Nott misses.
O Neill takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Neill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. O Neill catches Nott right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill misses with the combination.
O Neill scores with a jab to the body.
O Neill moves out of range as Nott strikes.
O Neill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nott circles away quickly and effectively.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from O Neill misses its target.
O Neill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Nott misses.
O Neill catches Nott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Neill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neill.
Nott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Neill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Neill clobbers Nott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Nott looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from O Neill misses.
O Neill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nott was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nott.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nott is looking to score with low kicks.
Nott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Neill pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nott back to the cage. O Neill follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Neill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nott scrambles back to his feet.
O Neill cracks Nott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aaron Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Neill.
Nott slips a jab and a cross from O Neill.
O Neill avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Neill misses with a looping right.
Nott tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nott blocks a jab.
Nott connects with a jab.
Nott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Neill doesn't seem bothered though.
O Neill fails to land with a series of punches.
O Neill throws a combination. Nott tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Nott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott lands a jab.
Nott scores with a hook.
Nott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neill moves away.
Nott lands a body shot.
O Neill avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nott.
Nott misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Neill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nott finds it's way round the side to connect with O Neill's head.
Nott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Nott.
Nott misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from O Neill misses the target.
O Neill swinging wildly here.
A jab from Nott misses.
O Neill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neill is looking to counter punch.
O Neill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Nott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neill 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neill manages to avoid it.
O Neill looks to land a right hand but Nott moved out of range.
Nott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Neill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nott's head.
O Neill misses with a series of wild punches.
Nott was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nott throws a right and a left that O Neill avoids nicely.
O Neill shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nott eats them both and turns towards O Neill to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
O Neill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nott misses with an uppercut.
O Neill tries to move into range but Nott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Neill throws a right and a left that Nott avoids nicely.
Nott looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
O Neill misses with an uppercut. Nott saw that one coming.
O Neill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by O Neill.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nott misses the shot to the body.
Nott misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aaron Nott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nott looks to land a combination but O Neill avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Nott. Those never looked like landing.
O Neill digs a good body shot into Nott's ribs.
Nott with a hook.
O Neill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Neill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nott scrambles back to his feet.
O Neill lands a jab to Nott's midsection.
Nott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nott looks to throw the jab but O Neill is out of range.
O Neill throwing a counter right hand but Nott manages to avoid it.
Nott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neill.
Nott needs to keep his hands up - O Neill had a free shot at his head there.
O Neill looks to land a combination but Nott avoids it well.
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!
Nott misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like O Neill was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Nott.
O Neill works over Nott's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill throws a series of punches but Nott avoids them all with ease.
O Neill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nott.
Bosco O Neill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nott is looking to land body kicks.
O Neill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Neill misses with a two punch combination.
O Neill ducks under a wild hook from Nott.
Nott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neill.
O Neill seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Neill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
O Neill with a hook.
Nott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nott tries to work over O Neill's front leg with a kick but O Neill checks it.
Nott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nott avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nott throws out the jab.
Nott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Neill.
Nott lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nott. O Neill does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Neill on the side of the head.
O Neill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nott circles away quickly and effectively.
Nott works over O Neill's head and body with a nice combination.
Nott takes a swing at O Neill's ribcage but misses.
Nott throws a looping overhand right but O Neill ducks down to avoid it.
Nott lands with a shot to the body.
Aaron Nott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Nott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nott lands a glancing blow to the side of O Neill's head.
O Neill has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

O Neill is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from O Neill. Those never looked like landing.
Oh O Neill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Neill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nott throws a monster overhand right that drops O Neill! Nott follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Nott!
The defeated Bosco O Neill had this to say: 'ima hit the gym hard now bitches'.