PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg comes into the arena with Willst du mit mir tanzen blaring out of the sound system. Frank Borg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Borg
vs
Oneil

195 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
213 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Oneil!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Borg. Oneil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oneil wants to clinch up but Borg keeps it at a distance.
Borg thuds a left hand into Oneil's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borg. Oneil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oneil takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borg throws a looping overhand right but Oneil ducks down to avoid it.
Oneil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borg digs a good hook to Oneil's body.
Borg connects with a nice looking jab.
Oneil throws a nice looking combination but Borg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oneil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Borg avoids the body shot from Oneil.
Oneil throws a leg kick but Borg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oneil moves away from the strike by Borg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borg thuds his right hand into Oneil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Oneil misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg jabs Oneil right on the nose. Oneil blinks but takes it well.
Oneil's coach down at Mega Gym (10 Elite - $1000) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Oneil's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oneil lands a glancing blow to the side of Borg's head.
Oneil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borg.
Oneil wants to clinch up but Borg keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Oneil does no damage.
Oneil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borg takes a swing at Oneil's ribcage but misses.
Borg swings for the body but Oneil moves out of range.
Oneil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Borg.
Oneil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borg is able to avoid easily.
Borg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borg moves away from the strike by Oneil.
Borg misses with a leg kick
and Oneil counters with a nice uppercut.
Borg throws a hook but Oneil avoids it easily.
Borg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oneil circles away quickly and effectively.
Borg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oneils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kevin Oneil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oneil.
Oneil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oneil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borg.
And Oneil responds with a good body kick, but Borg manages to step out the way in time.
Borg avoids the head kick by Oneil.
Borg shoots in for a takedown but Oneil shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borg misses with a body shot.
Borg lands a glancing blow to the side of Oneil's head.
Borg connects with a body shot.
Borg misses with a hook. Oneil ducked under it nicely.
Oneil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borg throws a head kick that misses
and Oneil counters with an outside leg kick.
Borg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oneil throws a body shot but no joy.
Oneil scores with a hook.
Borg throws a hook but Oneil blocks it.
Borg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oneil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with a wild body shot.
Borg throws out a loose jab but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borg looks to throw the jab but Oneil is out of range.
Oneil raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab from Oneil misses.
Borg misses with a right hand
and Borg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borg swings for the body but Oneil moves out of range.
Oneil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borg doesn't seem bothered though.
Oneil throws a hook to the side of Borg's head but Borg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borg throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Oneil misses.
Borg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oneil misses the shot to the body.
Oneil throws a chopping leg kick but Borg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borg looks to land a right hand but Oneil moved out of range.
Borg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oneil moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Oneil. That snapped Borg's head back.
Borg throws an overhand right that lands on Oneil's shoulder, as Oneil tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Oneil blocks the low kick.
Oneil tries to clinch but Borg is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oneil checks a leg kick.
Borg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Borg digs a good hook to Oneil's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borg slips a jab from Oneil.
Oneil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borg throws a body punch but Oneil moves out of range.
A nice side step and Oneil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Borg misses with a combination
and Oneil counters with a straight right hand.
Borg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borg moves out of range as Oneil strikes.
Borg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oneil back to the cage. Borg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borg just misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frank Borg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Borg throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oneil! But no joy.

Borg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Oneil to the ground. Borg is now in Oneil's guard.
Oneil trying to control the position here.
Oneil wants to stand and escape but Borg is having none of it.
Borg postures up in Oneil's guard and throws a big left but Oneil blocks it.
Borg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oneil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oneil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oneil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borg is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg throwing strikes from guard but Oneil blocks nicely.
Borg lands a couple of digs.
Oneil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Borg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg wants to take a breather but Oneil is having none of it.
Borg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oneil tries to kick Borg off but Borg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Oneil regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oneil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oneil keeping moving, preventing Borg from controlling successfully.
Borg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oneil can do to turn this around?
Borg wants to pass the guard but Oneil is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borg throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil keeping moving, preventing Borg from controlling successfully.
Oneil is trying to control the position but Borg postures up.
Borg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oneil's head.
Oneil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borg manages to get himself to full guard.

Oneil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Borg is trying to keep Oneil in close.
Borg keeping moving, preventing Oneil from controlling successfully.

Borg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oneil controls from within his opponent's guard.
Borg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oneil must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Borg is looking for a triangle but Oneil pushes his legs off easily.
Oneil slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oneil wants to control from the top but Borg keeps moving.
Borg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oneil's guard.

Oneil wants to stand but Borg is controlling the position.
Borg is looking to work some ground and pound but Oneil has wrist control.
Borg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oneil is trying to keep Borg in close.
Oneil keeping moving, preventing Borg from controlling successfully.
Oneil is pulling down on Borg's head. It's preventing any offense from Borg, at least for the moment.
Oneil wants to sweep but no luck.
Borg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneil working a defensive guard here.
Borg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oneil wants to stand up but Borg is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oneil wants to stand and escape but Borg is having none of it.

Oneil is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Borg dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Borg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borg throws a big shot that misses.
Borg lands with a right hand.
Borg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borg blocks a jab.
Oneil wants to land a leg kick but Borg is out of range.
Borg connects with a body shot.
Borg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oneil scores with a head kick. Borg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg cracks Oneil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borg throws a jab when Oneil was well out of range.
Oneil scores with a three punch combo!
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!

Oneil has closed the distance and engaged Borg in a clinch.
Borg is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil avoids the elbow strike from Borg, against the cage.
Borg lands with a short shot to the head.
Borg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oneil pulls his leg out and moves away.
Borg thuds his right hand into Oneil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oneil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borg.
Borg scores with a nice head shot.
Oneil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oneil misses with a low kick.
Borg lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick from Oneil misses.
Borg connects with a body shot that sends Oneil's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Borg misses the target.
Kevin Oneil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with a double jab.
Borg avoids the head kick by Oneil.
Borg throws the left hand but Oneil avoids the punch easily.
Frank Borg is winning the standup battle so far.
Oneil misses with a hook. Borg ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oneil throws out a counter right but Borg avoids it with no problem.
Borg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oneil's hands.
Nice cross by Oneil.
Borg lands a glancing blow to the side of Oneil's head.
Oneil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borg finds it's way round the side to connect with Oneil's head.
Oneil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borg is looking to land body kicks.
Oneil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oneil misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Oneil.
Oneil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Borg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oneil was covering up waiting for the punch and Borg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oneil tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borg stopping the sweep attempt from Oneil.
Oneil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oneil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oneil is pulling down on Borg's head to control his posture.
Borg stops Oneil from standing up.
Oneil trying to keep a closed guard but Borg is proving a slippery customer.
Oneil is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Borg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borg throwing strikes from guard but Oneil blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Borg is working Oneil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oneil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Oneil wants to stand up but Borg is controlling him.
Frank Borg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borg lands a couple of digs.
Borg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Borg pushing down on Oneil's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oneil tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Borg trying to control the pace.
Borg slips a nice elbow through Oneil's hands, connecting with Oneil's forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Borg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borg 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Borg!
Post fight, Frank Borg took to the microphone: 'We own you boy....w're laughing in my camp.....the guys down in the yard have all done you.....ha ha ha'.