PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaq ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Madhaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madhaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fela Kuti - Let's Start . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ONeil
vs
Madhaki

215 cm
24
206 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
215 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer
GREEN!160

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaq ONeil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Madhaki!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madhaki defending well as ONeil loads up on a big left hand.
Madhaki misses with a right hand
enabling ONeil to counter with a crisp jab.
ONeil avoids the body shot from Madhaki.
Madhaki slips under a jab from ONeil.
ONeil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ONeil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madhaki misses with the combination.
Madhaki blocks a leg kick.
Madhaki throws a poor cross that misses
and ONeil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from ONeil. Those never looked like landing.
Madhaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madhaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from ONeil.
ONeil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Madhaki momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeil misses with a hook. Madhaki ducked under it nicely.
ONeil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madhaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeil.
ONeil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Madhaki keeps ONeil at a distance using the push kick.
ONeil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts ONeil, as that shot connected.
Madhaki connects with the punch.
Madhaki scores with a spinning back kick!
ONeil tries a low kick but Madhaki avoids it.
Madhaki cracks the inside of ONeil's front leg.
Madhaki lands with a straight right. ONeil didn't see that one coming.
ONeil misses with a body shot.
Madhaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeil stuns Madhaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
ONeil scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeil throws out a loose jab but Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from ONeil.
ONeil with a jab.
ONeil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madhaki.
ONeil swings for the body but Madhaki moves out of range.
Madhaki misses with a double jab
and ONeil counters with a nice low kick that buckles Madhaki's knee momentarily.
ONeil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
ONeil misses with a head kick.
ONeil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madhaki.
ONeil lands with a right hand.
ONeil moves out of range of the strikes.
ONeil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
ONeil lands with a straight right. Madhaki didn't see that one coming.
Madhaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Madhaki is rocked!
ONeil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
ONeil connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeil.
Madhaki slips a straight right by ONeil.
ONeil connects with a body shot that sends Madhaki's belly button to the back.
ONeil clobbers Madhaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
ONeil misses with a low kick.
Madhaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
ONeil throws an overhand right that lands on Madhaki's shoulder, as Madhaki tries to avoid the shot.
ONeil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madhaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by ONeil there.
ONeil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Madhaki's waist but Madhaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing ONeil off to one side.
ONeil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madhaki moves away.
ONeil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
ONeil is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madhaki misses with a double jab.
Madhaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeil.
A nice side step and Madhaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
ONeil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and ONeil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Madhaki scrambles back to his feet.
Madhaki slips under a jab.
ONeil throws a hook but Madhaki blocks it.
Madhaki staying out of range there.
And Madhaki responds with a good body kick, but ONeil manages to step out the way in time.
ONeil with a hook.
Josh Madhaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ONeil misses with a hook. Madhaki ducked under it nicely.
ONeil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice combination there by Madhaki.
ONeil connects with a right hand. Madhaki shakes it off.
Madhaki misses with an uppercut.
Madhaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and ONeil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Madhaki counters with a nice body kick.
ONeil lands with a right hand.
Madhaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Madhaki is still on wobbly legs! Can ONeil finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by ONeil. That's going to slow Madhaki down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq ONeil dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

ONeil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madhaki seems to have recovered his senses.
ONeil really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
ONeil misses with a looping left.
ONeil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ONeil.
ONeil connects with a leg kick. Madhaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
ONeil just misses with a punch to the body.
Madhaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ONeil doesn't seem bothered though.
ONeil throws a body shot but no joy.
Madhaki fails to land with a series of punches.
ONeil appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeil throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from ONeil tenderised Madhaki's leg. Madhaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
ONeil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Madhaki.
ONeil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeil connects with a right hand. Madhaki shakes it off.
Madhaki scores with a hook to the body. ONeil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from ONeil is predictable there
enabling Madhaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Madhaki slips under a jab from ONeil.
Despite the aggression on Madhaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
ONeil misses with a straight right.
ONeil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Madhaki.
Shaq ONeil is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Madhaki there.
ONeil connects with a body shot that sends Madhaki's belly button to the back.
ONeil scores with a head kick.
Madhaki misses with an uppercut. ONeil saw that one coming.
ONeil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice combination there by ONeil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madhaki misses with a low kick.
Madhaki avoids the body shot from ONeil.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from ONeil.
ONeil wants to slow Madhaki down by chopping away at his legs.
ONeil ducks under a wild hook from Madhaki.
A chopping leg kick lands by ONeil.
A shot to the body from ONeil misses
and Madhaki counters with a nice kick to the body.
ONeil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Madhaki misses the shot to the body.
It looked like ONeil was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madhaki.
Madhaki just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madhaki.
Madhaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeil.
ONeil looks to score with a jab to the body but Madhaki is just out of range.
Madhaki misses with a body shot.
Madhaki misses with a body shot
and ONeil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Madhaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles ONeil. ONeil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeil lands a nice shot that snaps Madhaki's head back.
ONeil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Madhaki tries to land a leg kick but ONeil saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for ONeil.
ONeil connects with the punch.
ONeil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ONeil scores with a spinning back kick!
ONeil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
ONeil just misses with a punch to the body.
Madhaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Madhaki connects with a body shot that sends ONeil's belly button to the back.
ONeil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
ONeil misses with a hook.
ONeil throws a right hand that misses
and Madhaki counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madhaki blocks a jab.
Madhaki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from ONeil.
ONeil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madhaki.
ONeil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madhaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Madhaki lands a jab.
Madhaki throws a head kick but ONeil moves out of range.
ONeil throws a right and a left that Madhaki avoids nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Madhaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, ONeil has got the better of the exchanges.
ONeil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Madhaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Madhaki takes a swing at ONeil's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Madhaki ducks right into an uppercut from ONeil.
A jab lands there for Madhaki.
Sloppy strikes from Madhaki. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from ONeil misses the target.
ONeil throws a big shot that misses.
Madhaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq ONeil dominated that second round.
That's time! ONeil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

ONeil throws a looping overhand right but Madhaki ducks down to avoid it.
ONeil throws a leg kick but Madhaki checks it.
ONeil scores with a body shot.
ONeil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
ONeil throws a leg kick
and Madhaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from ONeil.
Madhaki throws the kick towards the body but ONeil avoids it.
Madhaki throws out a loose jab but ONeil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madhaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeil throws a right hand that misses
and ONeil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

ONeil is rocked!
Madhaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh ONeil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ONeil avoids the body shot from Madhaki.
ONeil seems to have got his legs back now.
Madhaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madhaki looks to throw a body kick
and ONeil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ONeil misses with an uppercut.
Madhaki staying out of range there.
ONeil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madhaki missing with a left hand there. ONeil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ONeil misses with an uppercut. Madhaki saw that one coming.
Madhaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
ONeil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Madhaki.
Madhaki connects with a single shot there.
ONeil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from ONeil misses.
ONeil will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Madhaki lands a nice looking body kick.
Josh Madhaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ONeil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madhaki misses with a hook. ONeil ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Madhaki.
Madhaki cracks the inside of ONeil's front leg.
ONeil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madhaki thumps ONeil with a low kick.
Madhaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from ONeil misses.
Madhaki throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from ONeil misses its intended target.
Madhaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
ONeil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Madhaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ONeil doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki misses with a shot to the body
and ONeil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Madhaki misses.
ONeil is looking to slow Madhaki down with leg kicks.
ONeil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Madhaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeil slips a straight right by Madhaki.
Madhaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ONeil was well out of range. Poor timing from Madhaki.
Madhaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
ONeil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Madhaki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and ONeil counters with a stiff right hand.
ONeil scores with a jab to the body.
ONeil throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Madhaki cracks the inside of ONeil's front leg.
Madhaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and ONeil counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki misses with a left hand
enabling ONeil to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madhaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeil throws a leg kick but Madhaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Madhaki scores with a shot to the body.
Madhaki throws a jab but it's blocked by ONeil.
ONeil misses with an uppercut. Madhaki saw that one coming.
Madhaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaq ONeil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Madhaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ONeil swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
ONeil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madhaki throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ONeil, right into the meat.
ONeil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madhaki throws out a loose jab but ONeil uses good head movement to avoid it.
ONeil connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Madhaki.
Well ONeil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaq ONeil!