PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Trevino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rowdy Rebel feat. Bobby Shmurda and Too $hort - She All About The Shmoney. O Conghaile is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Deer's Cry by Angelina. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trevino
vs
O Conghaile

190 cm
33
190 lbs
15 - 3 - 2

186 cm
33
201 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 15 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Trevino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Conghaile scores with a head kick. Trevino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
O Conghaile throws a head kick but Trevino moves out of range.
A jab from O Conghaile misses.
Trevino drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Conghaile sprawls and moves away.
Trevino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Conghaile keeps Trevino at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trevino.
Trevino ducks under a wild hook from O Conghaile.
Trevino tries to counter with a takedown but O Conghaile is quick to defend against it.
Trevino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Conghaile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trevino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trevino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trevino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Conghaile throws a big shot that misses.
O Conghaile slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Conghaile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trevino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trevino lands with a shot to the body.
O Conghaile takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trevino.
Trevino lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trevino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trevino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Conghaile's head backwards.
O Conghaile chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trevino can pounce on him.
O Conghaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile lands a nice shot to the body.
O Conghaile checks a leg kick nicely.
O Conghaile looks to throw the jab but Trevino is out of range.
Trevino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Conghaile.
Trevino drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Conghaile sprawls and moves away.
O Conghaile misses with a low kick.
Trevino moves out of range as O Conghaile throws a body kick.
O Conghaile has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
O Conghaile misses with a head kick.
Trevino changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trevino misses with a low kick.
O Conghaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trevino.
Oisin O Conghaile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino clobbers O Conghaile with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trevino checks a leg kick.
O Conghaile takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trevino cracks O Conghaile with an open hand slap.
Trevino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Conghaile looks for the body kick but Trevino saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trevino. O Conghaile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trevino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Conghaile avoids it really well and circles away.
O Conghaile moves out of range as Trevino throws a body kick.
O Conghaile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trevino scores with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Trevino.
O Conghaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trevino moves out of range as O Conghaile throws a body kick.
O Conghaile walks into a jab.
O Conghaile connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trevino momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trevino looks for a takedown but O Conghaile sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trevino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Conghaile is out of range.
Trevino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trevino throws a chopping leg kick but O Conghaile manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Conghaile tries to clinch but Trevino is having none of it.
Trevino throws a low kick, looking for O Conghaile's leg but O Conghaile calmly moves out of range.
O Conghaile swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trevino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trevino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trevino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile scores with a kick to the body.
O Conghaile connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trevino's hands.
Trevino slips under a jab from O Conghaile.
Trevino changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trevino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trevino feints and then cracks O Conghaile's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Conghaile down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Conghaile thuds his right hand into Trevino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from O Conghaile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Conghaile instigates a clinch.
Trevino misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Trevino.
O Conghaile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Conghaile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trevino tries to throw a body punch but O Conghaile avoids it by throwing Trevino back against the cage.
Trevino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Conghaile blocks an uppercut.
Trevino can't find room to land a body shot as O Conghaile controls the action.
Trevino misses with some punches.
O Conghaile scores with a shoulder strike.
O Conghaile misses with some punches.
A short right from Trevino.
Trevino swings wildly with an uppercut but O Conghaile uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Conghaile misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trevino throws a punch but it's blocked by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trevino tries to throw a body punch but O Conghaile avoids it by throwing Trevino back against the cage.
O Conghaile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oisin O Conghaile will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Conghaile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Conghaile tries to clinch but Trevino is having none of it.
Trevino feinted with a counter takedown.
Good work by O Conghaile as he checks the leg kick.
Trevino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trevino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Conghaile with a nice cross.
O Conghaile throws a hook but Trevino blocks it.
A head kick misses from Trevino.
O Conghaile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trevino's sensitive parts.
Trevino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Conghaile. That did some damage!
O Conghaile misses with a head kick.
O Conghaile moves out of range of the leg kick from Trevino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conghaile checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Conghaile throws a jab but it's blocked by Trevino.
Trevino tries a low kick but O Conghaile avoids it.
O Conghaile on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trevino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Conghaile has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Conghaile misses with a low kick as Trevino jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Conghaile throws a leg kick but Trevino moved away.
O Conghaile avoids the head kick by Trevino.
Oisin O Conghaile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses.
Trevino misses with a body kick.
Trevino lands a nice looking body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Trevino blocks the leg kick.
Trevino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Conghaile looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Conghaile takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trevino with a hook.
Trevino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Conghaile throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Conghaile throws a hook but Trevino blocks it.
Trevino ducks under a wild hook from O Conghaile.
Trevino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile throws a series of punches but Trevino moves out of range.
Trevino moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trevino throws a leg kick that misses.
O Conghaile lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Trevino gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Conghaile is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Trevino is controlling him well.
Trevino scores with punches from side control.
O Conghaile wants to control but Trevino postures up.
An elbow from Trevino crashes against the mat.
Trevino scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Conghaile wants to get back to his feet but Trevino drags him back down.
Trevino cracks O Conghaile with a big elbow.

Trevino swings around for an armbar but O Conghaile sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Trevino's guard.

Trevino had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Conghaile defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino has a closed guard, preventing O Conghaile from standing up.
O Conghaile stopping the sweep attempt from Trevino.
O Conghaile trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trevino's guard.
O Conghaile wants to control from the top but Trevino keeps moving.
O Conghaile wants to pass the guard but Trevino is keeping the position.
Trevino is trying to control the position but O Conghaile postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

O Conghaile stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheers as Trevino lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Conghaile doesn't seem phased though.
Trevino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Conghaile.
Trevino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trevino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trevino changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Conghaile misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trevino.
Trevino thows a body kick. O Conghaile tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trevino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but O Conghaile defends well and Trevino ends up having to push O Conghaile into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Trevino tries to bum rush O Conghaile with a series of wild strikes but O Conghaile uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Conghaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Conghaile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trevino.
O Conghaile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trevino moves away.
Trevino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Conghaile's waist but O Conghaile gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trevino off to one side.
Trevino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Trevino counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Trevino dominated that second round.
That's time! Trevino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Trevino goes for a double leg but O Conghaile avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Conghaile continues to drive forward.
A big left from O Conghaile misses.
Trevino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Conghaile has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Trevino.
O Conghaile misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trevino drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Conghaile sprawls and moves away.
Trevino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Conghaile.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Trevino.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses.
Trevino slips a jab and a cross from O Conghaile.
Trevino throws a leg kick
and O Conghaile counters with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Conghaile, as that shot connected.
Trevino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Conghaile moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conghaile drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trevino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Conghaile misses with a straight left.
O Conghaile lands with an uppercut that bounces Trevino off the cage and back into range.
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!
Trevino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trevino shoots in for a double leg but O Conghaile sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trevino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Conghaile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trevino throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and O Conghaile counters with a nice uppercut.

Trevino is rocked!

Trevino dives in and scores a takedown into O Conghaile's guard.
Oh Trevino is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Conghaile keeping moving, preventing Trevino from controlling successfully.
Trevino seems to have got his legs back now.

O Conghaile looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile wants to stand and escape but Trevino is having none of it.
Trevino throwing strikes but missing.
O Conghaile wants to control the position but Trevino says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
O Conghaile is trying to stand back up but Trevino is controlling him
O Conghaile trying to control here.

O Conghaile actively working from the bottom here.
Trevino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trevino seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile gets full guard.
O Conghaile wants to sweep here but Trevino controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trevino's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trevino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Conghaile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trevino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Conghaile misses with a body kick.
Trevino bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trevino throws a chopping leg kick but O Conghaile manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Conghaile tries a quick counter leg kick but Trevino is wise to it.
O Conghaile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trevino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Conghaile defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trevino.
O Conghaile is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trevino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trevino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Conghaile's calf.
O Conghaile's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Conghaile throws a hook but Trevino avoids it easily.
O Conghaile tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Conghaile displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trevino.
Trevino is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Conghaile sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Conghaile comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trevino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trevino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oisin O Conghaile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Conghaile has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oisin O Conghaile!
After the fight, Oisin O Conghaile was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.