PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anti by Mayhem. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

O Donnell
vs
Nilsson

186 cm
32
191 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

188 cm
29
195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Hellbent

Conviction

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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson feints and then cracks O Donnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Donnell down.
Some bone on bone action there as Nilsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nilsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nilsson moves away from the strike by O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a series of punches but Nilsson avoids them all with ease.
O Donnell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nilsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nilsson! But no joy.
O Donnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilsson.
Nilsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Donnell's hands.
O Donnell blocks a jab.
Nilsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a leg kick that misses.
O Donnell throws a leg kick which misses Nilsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nilsson tries to avoid it.
Nilsson defending well as O Donnell loads up on a big left hand.
Nilsson tries a quick counter leg kick but O Donnell is wise to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Donnell.
Nilsson throws the left hand but O Donnell avoids the punch easily.
O Donnell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilsson thumps O Donnell with a low kick.
O Donnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - O Donnell coming out on top.
Nilsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Nilsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nilsson.
O Donnell lands a jab to Nilsson's midsection.
Nilsson cracks O Donnell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Donnell, right into the meat.
Nilsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Donnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsson manages to avoid it.
Nilsson looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
Nilsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Donnell digs a good body shot into Nilsson's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Donnell to score with a decent uppercut.
O Donnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nilsson thumps O Donnell with a low kick.
O Donnell misses with a hook.
O Donnell misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Nilsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nilsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
Nilsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nilsson throws a body shot but no joy.

O Donnell has managed to clinch.
A short left from Nilsson.
O Donnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nilsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Donnell lands a body punch.
O Donnell tries to work over Nilsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Donnell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Donnell presses Nilsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Donnell has Nilsson pressed against the cage, preventing Nilsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Donnell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilssons head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donnell.
Nilsson blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilsson.
Nilsson scores with a shoulder strike.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsson controls the action.
Nilsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Nilsson fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nilsson.
Nilsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Donnell is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Donnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nilsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell misses with an elbow strike.
Nilsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Donnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Nilsson.
Nilsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Donnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donnell.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Donnell.
O Donnell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Donnell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nilsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilsson backwards.

Nilsson is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilsson.
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can O Donnell finish him?
O Donnell blocking some punches.
Nilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Nilsson.
Nilsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsson controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Donnell working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Nilsson fails to land.
Nilsson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Donnell.
Nilsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Donnell backwards.
Nilsson swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Donnell backwards.
Nilsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Nilsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Nilsson avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
Nilsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Nilsson throws a head punch that misses.
O Donnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from O Donnell - that landed with a thud.
O Donnell lands an uppercut.
Nilsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donnell misses with the head strike.
O Donnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lars Nilsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice shot lands for O Donnell.
O Donnell misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
O Donnell scores with a jab. Nilsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nilsson throws a hook but O Donnell avoids it easily.
Nilsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Donnell's sensitive parts.
Nilsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nilsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Donnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nilsson.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Donnell throws a hook to the side of Nilsson's head but Nilsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

O Donnell clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Donnell's elbow.
O Donnell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nilsson is keeping busy.
A short right from O Donnell on the inside.
Myles O Donnell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nilsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nilsson struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
O Donnell pushes Nilsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilsson is leaning against O Donnell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Donnell trying to control the position but instead, Nilsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Donnell into the cage.
Nilsson gets through O Donnell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Donnell tries to work over Nilsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Donnell prevents a body shot from Nilsson.
O Donnell tries to throw a body punch but Nilsson avoids it by throwing O Donnell back against the cage.
Nilsson swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nilsson gets through O Donnell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Donnell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Donnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nilsson swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donnell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilsson.
O Donnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Nilsson.
O Donnell lands an elbow inside that Nilsson shrugs off.
Nilsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Donnell is keeping busy.
Nilsson tries a body shot but O Donnell blocks it.
O Donnell blocking some punches.
A short right from O Donnell on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Donnell lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donnell.
Nilsson scores with a hook to the body.
Nilsson throws a head punch that misses.
O Donnell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilsson working hard to break the clinch.
O Donnell 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.
O Donnell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Donnell keeps control of Nilsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Donnell trying to stall but Nilsson improves his position.
Nilsson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from O Donnell on the inside.
O Donnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nilsson backwards.
O Donnell takes a shot to the head.
Nilsson tries to stall but O Donnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nilsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell prevents a body shot from Nilsson.
O Donnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Donnell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nilsson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for O Donnell.

Nilsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Donnell throws a series of punches but Nilsson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nilsson! But no joy.
Nilsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nilsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nilsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

O Donnell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nilsson tries to stall but O Donnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nilsson stalling in the clinch but O Donnell improves position.
Nilsson lands a hook that snaps the head of O Donnell backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by O Donnell.
O Donnell digs a right hand into Nilsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nilsson's gas tank.
Nilsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Donnell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nilsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nilsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsson is trying to break the clinch but O Donnell is controlling him.
Nilsson can't find room to land a body shot as O Donnell controls the action.
O Donnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Nilsson controls his hands.
Nilsson misses with some punches.
Nilsson misses with a punch on the inside.
O Donnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell can't find room to land a body shot as Nilsson controls the action.
O Donnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell has a couple of punches blocked by Nilsson.
O Donnell throws a head punch that misses.
Nilsson throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles O Donnell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

O Donnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nilsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Donnell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nilsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O Donnell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nilsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nilsson tries a quick counter leg kick but O Donnell is wise to it.
Nilsson thumps O Donnell with a low kick.
Nilsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donnell moves away.
O Donnell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nilsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Nilsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Donnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Donnell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Donnell scores with a jab.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Nilsson.
Nilsson throws a low kick but O Donnell moves out of range easily.

Nilsson gets tackled into the cage by O Donnell. O Donnell maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donnell throws a head punch that misses.
O Donnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nilsson throws a punch but it's blocked by O Donnell.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilsson.
O Donnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Nilsson.
O Donnell misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from O Donnell.
Nilsson misses with some punches.
Nilsson misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Donnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Donnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from O Donnell.
Nilsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nilsson swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell lands with a left to the head.
O Donnell lands a nice uppercut.
O Donnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nilsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Donnell's elbow.
Nilsson prevents a body shot from O Donnell.
O Donnell lands a body shot.
O Donnell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Donnell prevents Nilsson from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell tries to work over Nilsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nilsson swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from O Donnell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsson struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
O Donnell digs a right hand underneath Nilsson's ribcage. Nilsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Donnell stalling in the clinch.
O Donnell digs a right hand into Nilsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nilsson's gas tank.
O Donnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Donnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Donnell creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nilsson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nilsson drops to his knees and O Donnell pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles O Donnell!
Myles O Donnell made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.