PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tsunami. O Conghaile has chosen The Deer's Cry by Angelina as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sis
vs
O Conghaile

178 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

186 cm
34
201 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Conquer

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nem Sis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Conghaile bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sis's head.

Sis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Conghaile is trying to stand up here but Sis is controlling him well.
O Conghaile wants to get back to full guard.
Sis trying to control the action but O Conghaile is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Conghaile manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sis wants to control from the top but O Conghaile keeps moving.
O Conghaile looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Conghaile is trying is best to control the position here.
O Conghaile wants to get back to full guard.
Sis is trying to control the action in half guard but O Conghaile is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sis 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.
Sis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Conghaile is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sis pulls his head out easily.
O Conghaile is looking to improve his position.
O Conghaile is trying to maintain the position but Sis is very close to passing his half guard.
O Conghaile is trying to get back to full guard.

Sis is working for a kimura but O Conghaile is defending it quite comfortably.
O Conghaile is looking to control Sis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Conghaile avoid being mounted?

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sis moves forwards but O Conghaile connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the body from O Conghaile misses
and Sis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Oisin O Conghaile has been cut.
O Conghaile scores with a kick to the body.
Sis throws a jab when O Conghaile was well out of range.
Oisin O Conghaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Conghaile looks for the body kick but Sis saw that one coming.
O Conghaile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sis.
Both fighters circling a little - Sis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sis misses with a body punch
and O Conghaile counters with a nice body kick.
O Conghaile scores with a spinning back kick!
O Conghaile swings widly with a right hand
and Sis counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sis dives in and scores a takedown into O Conghaile's guard.
O Conghaile looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Conghaile looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Conghaile swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Conghaile is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sis throwing strikes from guard but O Conghaile blocks nicely.
Sis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sis slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Conghaile wants to get back to full guard but Sis has mounted him!
Sis avoids the attempt from O Conghaile to control.
O Conghaile wants to get back to his feet.
Sis breaks from O Conghaile's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sis controlling from the full mount.
O Conghaile is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nem Sis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oisin O Conghaile's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Conghaile throws a big shot that misses.
O Conghaile throws a front kick aimed at Sis's knee but Sis avoids it well.
Sis feinted with a counter takedown.
Sis connects with a solid leg kick.
O Conghaile lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sis lands a body shot.
O Conghaile tries a head kick but it misses.
O Conghaile lands a right hook to the body.
O Conghaile explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sis lands a glancing blow to the side of O Conghaile's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Sis.
O Conghaile scores with a punch to the head.
O Conghaile has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sis scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Conghaile throws a right hand that misses
and O Conghaile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Conghaile throws a hook but Sis avoids it easily.
Sis cracks a nice hook into O Conghaile's ribs.
Sis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oisin O Conghaile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Conghaile misses with a looping left.
Sis fires out a quick counter leg kick but O Conghaile just manages to avoid it.
Sis throws a body kick that misses.
O Conghaile takes one to the chin there.
Sis just misses with a punch to the body.
Sis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Conghaile misses with a left hand
and Sis counters with an inside leg kick.
O Conghaile throws a lazy body kick
and Sis counters with a right hand to the body.
Oisin O Conghaile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Sis moves out of range as O Conghaile throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile wants to clinch but Sis slips to the side
and Sis counters with a nice uppercut.
O Conghaile throws a hook but Sis avoids it easily.
Sis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Conghaile can do to turn this around?
O Conghaile connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sis's hands.
O Conghaile looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Conghaile looks to throw the jab but Sis is out of range.
Sis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sis with a hook.
O Conghaile lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Conghaile.
O Conghaile sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sis throws a head kick that misses.
Sis blocks a head kick by O Conghaile.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from O Conghaile misses
and Sis counters with a straight right hand.
O Conghaile tries to land a body kick
and Sis counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts O Conghaile off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Sis follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but O Conghaile was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nem Sis!
After winning the bout, Nem Sis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Oisin O Conghaile had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.