PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James DeGale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

DeGale
vs
Oneil

198 cm
25
243 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

194 cm
24
235 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, James DeGale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Oneil!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil avoids the head kick by DeGale.
Oneil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
DeGale scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Oneil.
Oneil throws a chopping leg kick but DeGale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DeGale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeGale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oneil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DeGale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeGale misses with a straight right.
Oneil staying out of range there.

Oneil rushes DeGale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
DeGale blocks an uppercut.
DeGale misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like James DeGale has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oneil misses with some punches.

DeGale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oneil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oneil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James DeGale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeGale attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeGale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeGale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Oneil misses.
DeGale half committed to a counter leg kick.
DeGale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oneil works DeGale's body with a nice hook.
Oneil scores with a nice body kick.
Oneil cracks the inside of DeGale's front leg.
DeGale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oneil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeGale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oneil is able to avoid easily.
Oneil moves out of range of the body kick.
Oneil lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oneil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeGale connects with a high kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oneil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DeGale just misses with a punch to the body.
DeGale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeGale scores with a head kick. Oneil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeGale walks into a straight right hand from Oneil.
DeGale walks into a left hand.
Oneil checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oneil let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
DeGale takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oneil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeGale throws a nice outside leg kick.
DeGale misses with an uppercut.
Oneil steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Oneil checks a leg kick.
Oneil is clearly trying to counter these attacks from DeGale with a body shot.
DeGale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good work by Oneil as he checks the leg kick.
Oneil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oneil thuds a left hand into DeGale's body.

DeGale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DeGale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeGale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oneil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DeGale's efforts to push away.
DeGale throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil lands a body shot.
Oneil misses with the head strike.
Oneil is working DeGale over against the cage.
Oneil lands a hook that snaps the head of DeGale backwards.
Oneil has DeGale pressed against the cage, preventing DeGale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oneil tries to work over DeGale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

DeGale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Oneil.
Oneil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt DeGale.
DeGale plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oneil throws out a leg kick but DeGale moves out of range and Oneil only half commits.
Oneil tries to clinch there but DeGale circles away.
DeGale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oneil. That did some damage!
Oneil checks the leg kick.
Oneil thinks about the counter body kick.
Oneil moves out of range of the body kick.
Oneil wants to counter the offense by DeGale and move into the clinch position.
DeGale throws a sloppy head kick and Oneil moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of DeGale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oneil throws a head kick but DeGale moves out of range.
DeGale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeGale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oneil.
Oneil blocks a low kick nicely.
DeGale ducks under a wild hook from Oneil.
DeGale throws a low kick but Oneil avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeGale.
Oneil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oneil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Oneil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DeGale is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oneil misses the jab.
Oneil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oneil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Oneil moves into the clinch successfully.

DeGale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeGale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oneil on the side of the head.
DeGale tries to land a front kick but Oneil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeGale wants to slow Oneil down by chopping away at his legs.
DeGale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Oneil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James DeGale's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

DeGale throws a leg kick but Oneil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oneil tests DeGale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oneil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeGale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oneil throws a shot from downtown. DeGale moves away and avoids it.
DeGale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
DeGale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeGale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
DeGale tries to score with a low kick but Oneil moves his leg out of the way.
Oneil fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeGale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oneil can pounce on him.

Oneil rushes DeGale and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by DeGale.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oneil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeGale misses with a punch to the body.
DeGale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oneils head.
Oneil pushes DeGale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeGale pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeGale lands a nice uppercut.
DeGale lands a right hand.

DeGale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oneil tests DeGale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oneil lands a nice leg kick that just misses DeGale's sensitive parts.
Oneil connects with an inside leg kick.
DeGale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Oneil misses.

DeGale clinches with his opponent.
Oneil misses with the head strike.
DeGale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oneils head.
Oneil digs a right hand underneath DeGale's ribcage. DeGale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DeGale tries a body shot but Oneil blocks it.
Kevin Oneil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oneil struggles to land a body shot inside as DeGale controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeGale.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oneil.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

DeGale manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oneil.
DeGale throws a leg kick
and Oneil counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oneil checks a leg kick.
DeGale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeGale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oneil to score with a decent uppercut.
Oneil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kevin Oneil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeGale throws a lazy head kick
and Oneil counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeGale walks into a jab.
DeGale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oneil throws a jab when DeGale was well out of range.
Oneil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeGale throws the kick towards the body but Oneil avoids it.
DeGale checks the leg kick nicely there.
DeGale is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from DeGale.
DeGale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeGale tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oneil. DeGale shrugs it off though.
DeGale is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Oneil blocks the low kick.
DeGale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oneil catches DeGale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oneil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeGale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oneil.
Oneil checks a low kick from DeGale.
Nice body kick there by Oneil.
Nice shot lands for DeGale.
Oneil connects with a right hand. DeGale shakes it off.
DeGale throws a sloppy head kick and Oneil moves out of range easily.
DeGale misses with a low kick.
Oneil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DeGale has time to react.
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!
A leg kick checked by Oneil.
Oneil throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeGale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oneil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeGale throws a low kick, looking for Oneil's leg but Oneil calmly moves out of range.
Oneil throws a big counter head kick but DeGale avoids it with no problem.
Oneil throws out a powerful jab.

DeGale is rocked!
Oneil drops DeGale with a naaaaasty hook - DeGale is in real trouble here! Oneil dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Oneil!
After winning the bout, Kevin Oneil thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.