PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wylde comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oneil
vs
Wylde

194 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

196 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil swings for the body but Wylde moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wylde! But no joy.
Wylde lands a head kick!
Oneil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wylde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wylde takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wylde throws a leg kick
and Oneil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oneil seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wylde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oneil.
Oneil throws a leg kick but Wylde checks it.
Oneil moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWylde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde pushes Oneil away with a front kick.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Oneil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneil clobbers Wylde with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oneil lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oneil throws a leg kick which misses Wylde's front leg but catches the back leg as Wylde tries to avoid it.
Oneil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wylde.
Wylde only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oneil catches Wylde with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wylde misses with a head kick.
Oneil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wylde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oneil lands with a shot to the body.
Wylde blocks a jab.
Oneil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oneil misses with a looping left.
Wylde slips a straight right by Oneil.
Wylde is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with an uppercut
and Oneil counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Oneil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wylde doesn't seem phased though.
Oneil cracks the inside of Wylde's front leg.
Oneil throws a body kick that misses.
Wylde counters with a body kick.
Oneil misses with an uppercut
and Wylde counters with a low kick, right behind Oneil 's knee.
Wylde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oneil throws a poor cross that misses
and Wylde counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oneil lands with a straight right. Wylde didn't see that one coming.
Oneil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oneil moves in looking to clinch but Wylde pushes him off.
Oneil avoids a kick to the body.
Oneil throws the left hand but Wylde avoids the punch easily.
Oneil scores with a nice strike.
Oneil just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wylde looks to land a body kick but Oneil moved away.
Oneil checks a leg kick nicely.
Wylde with a jab.
Oneil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wylde keeps the fight on the outside.
Oneil feints and then cracks Wylde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wylde down.
A jab from Wylde misses.
As Wylde backs away, Oneil returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wylde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wylde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wylde throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oneil throws a shot from downtown. Wylde moves away and avoids it.
Wylde throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oneil misses with a kick to the body
and Wylde counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oneil swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Wylde counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Oneil - just one landing.
Oneil lands with an overhand left.
Oneil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oneil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Oneil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oneil tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde throws a big counter head kick but Oneil avoids it with no problem.
Oneil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oneil throws a jab when Wylde was well out of range.
Oneil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wylde.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oneil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Oneil dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A low kick from Oneil misses
and Wylde counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Oneil closes the distance and clinches.
Wylde scores with a shot to the side of Oneil's head.
Oneil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oneil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oneil lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
Oneil swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde scores with a shoulder strike.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wylde.
Oneil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wylde can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oneil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
A nice left hand lands by Oneil.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Oneil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Oneil.
Oneil lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oneil.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde gets through Oneil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde tries a body shot but Oneil blocks it.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oneil.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil just leaning against Wylde, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil letting Wylde take a breather here.
Wylde pushes Oneil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wylde tries to throw a body punch but Oneil avoids it by throwing Wylde back against the cage.
Oneil blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Wylde.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oneil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oneil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wylde lands a body shot.
Oneil misses with a body punch.
Oneil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oneil lands a left hand.
Wylde lands a hook that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil prevents a body shot from Wylde.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil misses with the head strike.
Wylde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oneil 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.
Oneil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde has Oneil pressed against the cage.
Oneil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde trying to control the position but instead, Oneil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wylde into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
Oneil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Oneil.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil blocks a body shot from Wylde.
Oneil working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Oneil.
A shot in the inside from Oneil.
Wylde stalls.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde takes a shot to the head.
Wylde misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil misses with a body punch.

Wylde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oneil scores with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Wylde.
Wylde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneil.
Wylde throws a big counter head kick but Oneil avoids it with no problem.
Wylde moves out of range of the body kick from Oneil.
A head kick by Wylde misses
and Wylde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oneil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Oneil will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oneil throws a lazy right hand but Wylde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oneil blocks a leg kick.
Wylde misses with an uppercut
and Oneil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oneil throws a lazy right hand but Wylde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oneil checks a leg kick.
As Wylde tries to get set, Oneil tries to push him back and clinch up but Wylde manages to avoid the attempt.
Oneil throws a hook to the side of Wylde's head but Wylde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oneil just misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wylde. Oneil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oneil is looking to score with low kicks.
Kevin Oneil is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil misses with a hook
and Wylde counters with an inside leg kick.
Oneil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wylde.
Oneil darts in trying to clinch
and Wylde counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Oneil checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oneil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wylde misses with a wild body shot.

Oneil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wylde, pushing him back against the cage.
Oneil throws a head punch that misses.
Oneil scores with a hook to the body.
Oneil trying to control the position but instead, Wylde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oneil into the cage.
Kevin Oneil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oneil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oneil.

Oneil manages to break the clinch.
Oneil misses with a jab to the body
and Wylde finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oneil throws out a powerful jab.
Oneil throws a hook but Wylde blocks it.
Wylde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunnar Wylde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde lands a head shot.
Wylde takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Wylde blocks the leg kick.
Kevin Oneil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oneil tries to clinch there but Wylde circles away.
Wylde flicks out a counter leg kick but Oneil steps away.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Oneil.
Wylde follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Oneil misses with a low kick.
Oneil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oneil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wylde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wylde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wylde misses with a right hand
and Oneil counters with a nice body kick.
Wylde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wylde throws a leg kick
and Oneil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wylde throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oneil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde looks to throw the jab but Oneil is out of range.
Oneil checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy left from Oneil finds it's target.
A jab from Wylde finds it's way through Oneil's defenses.
Wylde throws the kick towards the body but Oneil avoids it.
Oneil throws the left hand but Wylde avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oneil, right into the meat.
Oneil takes a swing at Wylde's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil slips a straight right by Wylde.
Wylde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Oneil finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil lands with an overhand left.
Oneil blocks a head kick by Wylde.
A left lands for Oneil.
Oneil throws a front kick aimed at Wylde's knee but Wylde avoids it well.
Wylde lands with an uppercut that bounces Oneil off the cage and back into range.
Nice jab there from Oneil.
Wylde has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oneil tries to clinch but Wylde moves out of range.
Wylde throws a fast counter high kick but Oneil manages to duck under it in time.
Oneil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oneil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wylde.
Wylde blocks a head kick by Oneil.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Oneil showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Oneil!
A victorious Kevin Oneil thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.